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Cryptochloa

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Cryptochloa

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Cryptochloa is a genus of Neotropical plants in the grass family, widespread across much of Mexico, Central America, and South America.

Species

GENUS

  1. KingdomPlantae
  2. PhylumTracheophyta
  3. ClassLiliopsida
  4. OrderPoales
  5. FamilyPoaceae

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
101
With media
66
Family
Poaceae
Collections
IBUNAM, CICY, US
Recorded in
Mexico, Panama, Peru, Honduras

Wikidata facts

Instance of
taxon
Parent taxon
Poaceae
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taxon name
Cryptochloa
taxon rank
genus
topic's main category
Category:Cryptochloa
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Encyclopedic overview

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Cryptochloa is a genus of Neotropical plants in the grass family, widespread across much of Mexico, Central America, and South America. Species Cryptochloa capillata (Trin.) Soderstr. - French Guiana, Brazil Cryptochloa concinna (Hook.f.) Swallen - Colombia, Central America, southern Mexico Cryptochloa decumbens Soderstr. & Zuloaga - Panama Cryptochloa dressleri Soderstr. - Panama Cryptochloa soderstromii Davidse - Panama Cryptochloa strictiflora (E.Fourn.) Swallen - Central America, southern Mexico, Ecuador Cryptochloa unispiculata Soderstr. - Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, Brazil (Acre) Cryptochloa variana Swallen - Honduras, Panama, Colombia

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Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Cryptochloa” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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