Ochthochloa

Ochthochloa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
(unranked):
Angiosperms
(unranked):
Monocots
(unranked):
Commelinids
Order:
Poales
Family:
Poaceae
Genus:
Ochthochloa

Species:
O. compressa
Binomial name
Ochthochloa compressa
(Forssk.) Hilu
Synonyms[1][2]
  • Ochthocloa Edgew., alternate spelling
  • Panicum compressum Forssk.
  • Eleusine compressa (Forssk.) Asch. & Schweinf. ex C.Chr.
  • Cynosurus ternatus Forssk.
  • Eleusine stolonifera R.Br.
  • Eleusine flagellifera Nees
  • Ochthochloa dactyloides Edgew.
  • Eleusine caespitosa A.Rich.
  • Eleusine arabica Hochst. ex Steud.

Ochthochloa is a genus of desert plants in the grass family native to the Sahara and Arabian Deserts.[3][4][5] The only known species is Ochthochloa compressa, whose native range extends from Algeria to Uttarakhand.[1][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][excessive citations]

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