| Elytrophorus | |
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| Elytrophorus spicatus | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Poaceae |
| Subfamily: | Arundinoideae |
| Tribe: | Molinieae |
| Subtribe: | Crinipinae |
| Genus: | Elytrophorus P.Beauv.[1][2] |
| Type species | |
| Elytrophorus articulatus (syn of E. spicatus) | |
| Synonyms[3] | |
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Elytrophorus is a genus of Asian, African, and Australian plants in the grass family.[2][4][5][6][1][7]
- Elytrophorus globularis Hack. – Republic of the Congo, Tanzania, Angola, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Limpopo, Namibia
- Elytrophorus spicatus (Willd.) A.Camus – tropical Africa, Indian Subcontinent, Indochina, Hainan, Yunnan, Lesser Sunda Islands, Australia
- ^ a b "Atlas of Living Australia, Elytrophorus P.Beauv". Archived from the original on 2016-04-06. Retrieved 2015-03-30.
- ^ a b Palisot de Beauvois, Ambroise Marie François Joseph. 1812. Essai d'une Nouvelle Agrostographie 67 in Latin
- ^ a b Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ^ Palisot de Beauvois, Ambroise Marie François Joseph. 1812. Essai d'une Nouvelle Agrostographie plate XIV (14), figure II (2 a-e) line drawing of Elytrophorus articulatus (syn of E. spicatus); figure captions in French on caption page 10
- ^ Flora of China Vol. 22 Page 450 总苞草属 zong bao cao shu Elytrophorus P. Beauvois, Ess. Agrostogr. 67. 1812.
- ^ Sanbi Red List of South African Plants. Elytrophorus globularis Hack.
- ^ Grassbase - The World Online Grass Flora
- ^ The Plant List search for Elytrophorus