Centotheca

Centotheca is a genus of African, Asian, and Pacific Island plants in the grass family.

Species

GENUS

KingdomPlantae
PhylumTracheophyta
ClassLiliopsida
OrderPoales
FamilyPoaceae

Native toAndaman Is., Assam, Bangladesh, Benin, Borneo, Cambodia, Cameroon, Caroline Is., Central African Republic, China South-Central, China Southeast, Congo

Observations recorded6,594

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Museum specimens

Specimen records: 204
With media: 31
Family: Poaceae
Collections: NY, MNHN, MO, BPBM, NHMUK
Recorded in: Madagascar, Indonesia, Thailand, Cameroon, French Polynesia, Philippines, Vietnam, India

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Instance of: taxon
Parent taxon: Poaceae
Image: Uniola lappacea - Species graminum - Volume 3.jpg

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taxon name: Centotheca
taxon rank: genus
GRIN URL: npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomygenus.aspx?id=2241
topic's main category: Category:Centotheca
Commons category: Centotheceae
taxon common name: 假淡竹叶属

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Centotheca is a genus of African, Asian, and Pacific Island plants in the grass family. Species Centotheca lappacea (L.) Desv. - tropical western + central Africa; Madagascar, China, Southeast Asia, New Guinea, numerous islands of the Pacific aka หญ้า ฮี ยุ่ม hee yum grass in Thai Centotheca philippinensis (Merr.) C.Monod - Philippines, New Guinea Centotheca uniflora Swallen - Vietnam formerly included Centotheca madagascariensis - Megastachya madagascariensis Centotheca malabarica - Diplachne fusca Centotheca maxima - Megastachya mucronata Centotheca mucronata - Megastachya mucronata Centotheca owariensis - Megastachya mucronata Centotheca urekana - Megastachya mucronata

==See also== List of Poaceae genera

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