Heteranthoecia

Heteranthoecia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Subfamily: Micrairoideae
Tribe: Isachneae
Genus: Heteranthoecia
Stapf
Species:
H. guineensis
Binomial name
Heteranthoecia guineensis
(Franch.) Robyns
Synonyms[1]
  • Heteranthoecia isachnoides Stapf (type species)
  • Dinebra guineensis Franch.
  • Dinebra tuaensis Vanderyst

Heteranthoecia is a genus of African plants in the grass family.[2][3][4] The only known species is Heteranthoecia guineensis, which is widespread across much of tropical Africa from Senegal to Tanzania and Angola.[1][5]

  1. ^ a b Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. ^ Stapf, Otto. 1911. Hooker's Icones Plantarum 30: t. 2927 line drawing of Heteranthoecia guineensis; following 3 pages have description in Latin plus commentary in English
  3. ^ Tropicos, Heteranthoecia Stapf
  4. ^ Grassbase - The World Online Grass Flora
  5. ^ The Plant List search for Heteranthoecia