Chloridoideae

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Monelytrum is a monotypic genus of grass in the family Poaceae. Its sole species, Monelytrum luederitzianum (commonly known in English as Lüderitz grass) is endemic to Namibia. Both common and scientific names were named for the city of Lüderitz, located in the far south of Namibia.

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Bewsia is a genus of African plants in the grass family. The only known species is Bewsia biflora, widespread across much of sub-Saharan Africa from Ivory Coast to Tanzania to KwaZulu-Natal.

Daknopholis is a genus of African and Indian Ocean plants in the grass family. The only known species is Daknopholis boivinii, native to Kenya, Tanzania, Mozambique, Aldabra and Madagascar.

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species of plant

Sclerodactylon is a genus of plants in the grass family, native to eastern Africa and to various islands in the Indian Ocean.

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species of plant

Species of grass in family Poaceae

Habrochloa is a genus of African plants in the grass family. The only known species is Habrochloa bullockii native to Cameroon, Tanzania, Malawi, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.

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species of plant

species of plant

Neesiochloa is a genus of Brazilian plants in the grass family. The only known species is Neesiochloa barbata. It is native to eastern Brazil (Bahia, Rio Grande do Norte, Ceará, Piauí).

Vietnamochloa is a genus of plants in the grass family. The only known species is Vietnamochloa aurea, found only in Vietnam.

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Mosdenia is a genus of African plants in the grass family. The only known species is Mosdenia leptostachys, native to Angola and Limpopo.

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species of plant

species of plant

Pommereulla is a genus of Indian and Sri Lankan plants in the grass family. The only known species is Pommereulla cornucopiae, native to Sri Lanka and Tamil Nadu. The genus is dedicated to Elizabeth Jullienne du Gage de Pommereul (1733-1782), a French female botanist.

Austrochloris is a genus of Australian plants in the grass family. The only known species is Austrochloris dichanthioides, found only in the State of Queensland.

Lepturidium is a genus of Cuban plants in the grass family.

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Psammagrostis is a genus of plants in the grass family. The only known species is Psammagrostis wiseana, native to Western Australia.

Pseudozoysia is a monotypic genus of plant in the grass family. The only known species is Pseudozoysia sessilis, found only in Somalia.

Myriostachya is a genus of Asian plants in the grass family. The only known species is Myriostachya wightiana, native to India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Thailand, Sumatra, and Peninsular Malaysia.

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Redfieldia, known as blowout grass, is a monotypic genus in the grass family (Poaceae). The sole species, Redfieldia flexuosa, is native to sandhills in the western and central United States. The plants grow in small clusters, protecting each other from the harsh desert conditions.

Indopoa is a genus of Indian plants in the grass family. The only known species is Indopoa paupercula, native to Maharashtra and Karnataka in India.

Hubbardochloa is a genus of African plants in the grass family. It was named after British botanist Charles Edward Hubbard (1900–1980). The only known species is Hubbardochloa gracilis, native to Rwanda, Burundi, and Zambia.

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Pogonochloa is a genus of plants in the grass family. The only known species is Pogonochloa greenwayi, native to Zambia and Zimbabwe.

Polevansia is a genus of African plants in the grass family. The only known species is Polevansia rigida. native to Lesotho and to Cape Province.

Centropodieae is a tribe of grasses containing only two genera. It is the earliest-branching lineage in the subfamily Chloridoideae and contains its only genus with C3 species, Ellisochloa, while all other species in the tribe and subfamily use the C4 photosynthetic pathway.

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Rheochloa is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Poaceae. The only species is Rheochloa scabriflora. It is a perennial grass native to Brazil.

Oxychloris is a genus of Australian plants in the grass family. The only known species is Oxychloris scariosa.

Stiburus is a genus of plants in the family Poaceae. It is native to Zimbabwe and South Africa.

Triraphideae is a small tribe of tropical grasses, containing about 15 species in three or four genera. Like most of the subfamily Chloridoideae, species in the tribe use the C4 photosynthetic pathway.

Richardsiella is a genus of plants in the grass family. The only known species in this genus is Richardsiella eruciformis, native to the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Zambia.

Leptocarydion is a genus of African and Arabic plants in the grass family.

Schenckochloa is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Poaceae. It only contains one known species, Schenckochloa barbata

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species of plant

Zoysieae is a tribe of grasses in subfamily Chloridoideae, with around 250 species in four genera. All species use the C4 photosynthetic pathway.

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species of plant

Micrachne is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Poaceae.

Saugetia is a genus of West Indian plants in the grass family.

Disakisperma is a genus of plants in the grass family, native to North and South America, Africa, and the Arabian Peninsula.

Decaryella is a genus of plants in the grass family. The only known species is Decaryella madagascariensis, native to Madagascar.

Catalepis is a genus of plants in the grass family native to southern Africa. The only known species is Catalepis gracilis, commonly called cause grass, found in Lesotho and eastern South Africa.