Microchloa | |
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Microchloa kunthii | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Clade: | Commelinids |
Order: | Poales |
Family: | Poaceae |
Subfamily: | Chloridoideae |
Tribe: | Cynodonteae |
Subtribe: | Eleusininae |
Genus: | Microchloa R.Br. |
Type species | |
Rottboellia setacea (syn of M. indica) Roxb.[1]
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Synonyms[2] | |
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Microchloa, or smallgrass,[3] is a genus of tropical and subtropical plants in the grass family, native to Africa, southern Asia, northern Australia, and the warmer parts of the Western Hemisphere.[4]