Microchloa

Microchloa kunthii

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Poales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Cladus: Commelinids Ordo: Poales

Familia: Poaceae
Subfamilia: Chloridoideae
Tribus: Cynodonteae
Subtribus: Eleusininae
Genus: Microchloa
Species: M. altera – M. annua – M. caffra – M. ensifolia – M. indica – M. kunthii

Name

• Microchloa R.Br., Prodr. Fl. Nov. Holl.: 208 (1810)
• Type species: Microchloa indica (L.f.) P.Beauv., Ess. Agrostogr., Atlas: 13 (1812)

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Rendlia Chiov., Ann. Bot. (Rome) 13: 53 (1914).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Tropics & Subtropics Angola, Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Arizona, Assam, Bangladesh, Benin, Bolivia, Botswana, Burkina, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cape Provinces, Caprivi Strip, Central African Repu, Chad, Chile North, China South-Central, China Southeast, Colombia, East Himalaya, Ecuador, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Free State, Ghana, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Hainan, Honduras, India, Ivory Coast, Jawa, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Northern Provinces, Northern Territory, Oman, Peru, Philippines, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Socotra, Somalia, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Texas, Thailand, Togo, Uganda, Vietnam, Yemen, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe Introduced into: Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Guyana, Paraguay, Uruguay, Venezuela References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Brown, R. 1810. Prodromus Florae Novae Hollandiae et Insulae Van Diemen. pp. i–viii + 145–590, Londini: R.Taylor. BHL Reference page. : 208.

Additional references

• WCVP . Microchloa in World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP), version 2.0. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 August 31 . Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2013. Microchloa in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2013 Nov. 10. Reference page. 
• Simon, B.K., Clayton, W.D., Harman, K.T., Vorontsova, M., Brake, I., Healy, D. & Alfonso, Y. 2013. GrassWorld, Microchloa. Published online. Accessed: 2013 Nov. 10.
• Tropicos.org 2013. Microchloa. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 10 Nov. 2013.
• International Plant Names Index. 2013. Microchloa. Published online. Accessed: 10 Nov. 2013.

Vernacular names

English: smallgrass
മലയാളം: മൈക്രോക്ലോവ
中文: 小草属

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