Scutachne is a genus of plants in the grass family Poaceae.[2][3][4][5] The only known species is Scutachne dura, it is native to Cuba, Jamaica, and Hispaniola (Haiti + Dominican Republic).[1][6][7]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Poaceae |
| Subfamily: | Panicoideae |
| Supertribe: | Panicodae |
| Tribe: | Paniceae |
| Subtribe: | Melinidinae |
| Genus: | Scutachne Hitchc. & Chase |
| Species: | S. dura
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| Binomial name | |
| Scutachne dura | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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See also
edit- Mayariochloa amphistemon, formerly Scutachne amphistemon
References
edit- ^ a b Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ^ Hitchcock, Albert Spear & Chase, Mary Agnes. 1911. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 24: 148–149 description in parallel Latin and English; line drawings of fruiting structures of Scutachne dura on page 149
- ^ Tropicos, Scutachne Hitchc. & Chase
- ^ Grassbase - The World Online Grass Flora
- ^ Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. (2012). Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 98: 1-1192.
- ^ Adams, C. D. 1972. Flowering Plants of Jamaica 1–848. University of the West Indies, Mona
- ^ Zuloaga, F. O. & O. Morrone. 2003. Scutachne. In Catalogue of New World Grasses (Poaceae): III. Subfamilies Panicoideae, Aristidoideae, Arundinoideae, and Danthonioideae. Contributions from the United States National Herbarium 46: 569
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