Moorochloa

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Poaceae
Subfamilia: Panicoideae
Tribus: Paniceae
Subtribus: Melinidinae
Genus: Moorochloa
Species: M. eruciformis – M. malacodes – M. schoenfelderi

Name

Moorochloa Veldkamp, Reinwardtia 12(2): 138 (2004).

Type species: Moorochloa eruciformis (Sm.) Veldkamp, Reinwardtia 12: 139 (2004).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Europe
- Regional: Middle Europe
  - Germany.
- Regional: Southwestern Europe
  - France, Spain.
- Regional: Southeastern Europe
  - Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, Italy, Kriti, Sicilia, Türkiye-in-Europe, Northwest Balkan Peninsula.
Continental: Africa
- Regional: Northern Africa
  - Algeria, Egypt, Morocco.
- Regional: Northeast Tropical Africa
  - Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Socotra, Somalia, Sudan-South Sudan.
- Regional: East Tropical Africa
  - Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda.
- Regional: South Tropical Africa
  - Angola, Malawi, Zambia, Zimbabwe.
- Regional: Southern Africa
  - Botswana, Cape Provinces, Caprivi Strip, Lesotho, Namibia, KwaZulu-Natal, Free State, Eswatini, Northern Provinces.
- Regional: Western Indian Ocean
  - Mauritius, Madagascar, Réunion, Rodrigues.
Continental: Asia-Temperate
- Regional: Middle Asia
  - Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Tadzhikistan, Uzbekistan.
- Regional: Caucasus
  - Transcaucasus.
- Regional: Western Asia
  - Afghanistan, Cyprus, East Aegean Islands, Iran, Iraq, Lebanon-Syria, Palestine, Sinai, Türkiye.
- Regional: Arabian Peninsula
  - Gulf States, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Yemen.
- Regional: China
  - China South-Central, China Southeast.
- Regional: Eastern Asia
  - Nansei-shoto.
Continental: Asia-Tropical
- Regional: Indian Subcontinent
  - Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, West Himalaya.
- Regional: Indo-China
  - Andaman Islands, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam.
- Regional: Malesia
  - Jawa, Malaya.
- Regional: Papuasia
  - New Guinea.
Continental: Australasia
- Regional: Australia
  - Queensland.
Continental: Pacific
- Regional: Southwestern Pacific
  - Fiji, New Caledonia.
- Regional: Northwestern Pacific
  - Marianas, Marshall Islands.
- Regional: North-Central Pacific
  - Hawaii.
Continental: Northern America
- Regional: Northwestern U.S.A.
  - Washington.
- Regional: North-Central U.S.A.
  - Missouri.
- Regional: South-Central U.S.A.
  - Texas.
- Regional: Southeastern U.S.A.
  - Maryland, Mississippi, Virginia.
- Regional: Mexico
  - Mexico Northeast.
Continental: Southern America
- Regional: Central America
  - Honduras.
- Regional: Caribbean
  - Cuba, Leeward Islands, Puerto Rico, Windward Islands.
- Regional: Southern South America
  - Argentina Northeast.

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

References

Primary references

Veldkamp, J.F. 2004. Miscellaneous notes on mainly Southeast Asian Gramineae. Reinwardtia 12(2): 135–140. online Reference page.

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Moorochloa in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 Oct 21. Reference page.
Tropicos.org 2025. Moorochloa. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 21 Oct 2025. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2025. Moorochloa. Published online. Accessed: 21 Oct 2025. Reference page.
Hassler, M. 2025. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Moorochloa. Accessed: 21 Oct 2025. Reference page.
Simon, B.K., Clayton, W.D., Harman, K.T., Vorontsova, M., Brake, I., Healy, D. & Alfonso, Y. 2013. GrassWorld, Moorochloa. Published online. Accessed: 2013 Dec. 2.