Scrotochloa

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Scrotochloa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Subfamily: Pharoideae
Tribe: Phareae
Genus: Scrotochloa
Judz.
Type species
Scrotochloa urceolata

Scrotochloa is a genus of Asian, Australian, and Papuasian plants in the grass family.[1][2][3][4]

The genus is closely related to Leptaspis and included inside that group by some authors.[5]

Species[6]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Judziewicz, Emmet Joseph. 1984. Phytologia 56(4): 299-304 in English with Latin generic description; photo of specimen of Scrotochloa urceolata on page 304
  2. ^ Grassbase - The World Online Grass Flora
  3. ^ Atlas of Living Australia, Scrotochloa Judz.
  4. ^ Soderstrom, T. R., R. P. Ellis & E. J. Judziewicz. 1987. The Phareae and Streptogyneae (Poaceae) of Sri Lanka: a morphological-anatomical study. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 65: 1–27.
  5. ^ The Plant List search for Scrotochloa
  6. ^ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families