Scrotochloa urceolata

Scrotochloa urceolata

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: Pharoideae
Tribus: Phareae
Genus: Scrotochloa
Species: Scrotochloa urceolata

Name

Scrotochloa urceolata (Roxb.) Judz., Phytologia 56: 300 (1984)

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Leptaspis urceolata (Roxb.) R.Br. in J.J.Bennett, Pl. Jav. Rar.: 23 (1838)
  • Pharus urceolatus Roxb. in Fl. Ind., ed. 1832. 3: 611 (1832)
• Heterotypic
  • Leptaspis manillensis Steud. in Syn. Pl. Glumac. 1: 8 (1853)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Asia-tropical Regional: Southeastern Asia Bismarck Archipelago, Borneo, Jawa, Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, Myanmar, Solomon Is., Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam Regional: Indian subcontinent India, Sri Lanka Continental: Australasia Regional: Papuasia New Guinea Regional: Australia Queensland References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Judziewicz, E.J. 1984. Scrotochloa, a new genus of paleotropical pharoid grasses. Phytologia 56(4): 299–304. BHL Reference page.  300

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Scrotochloa urceolata in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 October 25. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2025. Scrotochloa urceolata. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 25 October 2025. Reference page.
• International Plant Names Index. 2025. 25. Published online. Accessed: October 2025. Reference page.

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