Hackelochloa

Hackelochloa
Hackelochloa sp.
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Subfamily: Panicoideae
Supertribe: Andropogonodae
Tribe: Andropogoneae
Subtribe: Rottboelliinae
Genus: Hackelochloa
Kuntze
Type species
Hackelochloa granularis
Synonyms[1]
  • Rytilix Raf. ex Hitchc.

Hackelochloa is a genus of Asian and African plants in the grass family.[2][3]

The genus was named after Eduard Hackel, an Austrian botanist, by Otto Kuntze, in 1891.[4]