Microchloa, or smallgrass,[3] is a genus of tropical and subtropical plants in the grass family, native to Africa, southern Asia, northern Australia, and the warmer parts of the Western Hemisphere.[4]
| Microchloa | |
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| Microchloa kunthii | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Poaceae |
| Subfamily: | Chloridoideae |
| Tribe: | Cynodonteae |
| Subtribe: | Eleusininae |
| Genus: | Microchloa R.Br. |
| Type species | |
| Rottboellia setacea (syn of M. indica) Roxb.[1]
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| Synonyms[2] | |
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- Species[2]
- Microchloa afra Nees - central and southern Africa
- Microchloa altera (Rendle) Stapf - central + southern Africa
- Microchloa annua (Kupicha & Cope) Cope - Zambia
- Microchloa ensifolia Rendle - Angola
- Microchloa indica (L.f.) P.Beauv. - tropical Africa, southern China, Indian subcontinent, Indochina, Java, Philippines, Northern Territory of Australia
- Microchloa kunthii Desv. - Africa, southern Asia (Yemen to Vietnam), southwestern USA (Arizona, Texas), Mexico, Central America, South America (Argentina, Chile, Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia)
- Formerly included[5]
- Microchloa ciliaris - Cynodon simonii
- Microchloa convergens - Cynodon convergens
- Microchloa fibrosa - Micrachne fulva
- Microchloa fulva - Micrachne fulva
- Microchloa obtusiflora - Micrachne obtusiflora
- Microchloa patentiflora - Micrachne patentiflora
- Microchloa tenella - Cynodon tenellus
References
edit- ^ Tropicos, Microchloa R. Br.
- ^ a b "Microchloa R.Br." Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2024-11-23.
- ^ NRCS. "Microchloa". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 9 July 2015.
- ^ Brown, Robert. 1810. Prodromus Florae Novae Hollandiae 208 in Latin
- ^ "Search for 'Microchloa'". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2024-11-23.