Oplismenus
Sign in to saveOplismenus is a small genus of annual or perennial grasses, commonly known as basketgrass, found throughout the tropics, subtropics, and in some cases, temperate regions of the Americas, Africa, Asia, and Australia. The systematics of the genus are unclear, with over 100 described species, only 7 species are officially recognized as of 2016.
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GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassLiliopsida
- OrderPoales
- FamilyPoaceae
Native toAlabama, Andaman Is., Angola, Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Arkansas, Assam, Bahamas, Bangladesh, Belize, Benin, Bermuda
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Oplismenus is a small genus of annual or perennial grasses, commonly known as basketgrass, found throughout the tropics, subtropics, and in some cases, temperate regions of the Americas, Africa, Asia, and Australia. The systematics of the genus are unclear, with over 100 described species, only 7 species are officially recognized as of 2016.
==Accepted species== The following list includes all currently recognized species of the genus Oplismenus accepted by the Catalogue of Life and World Checklist of Selected Plant Families as of March 2016, sorted alphabetically. For each, binomial name is followed by author citation. Oplismenus burmannii (Retz.) P.Beauv. Oplismenus compositus (L.) P.Beauv. Oplismenus flavicomus Mez Oplismenus fujianensis S.L.Chen & Y.X.Jin Oplismenus hirtellus (L.) P.Beauv. Oplismenus thwaitesii Hook.f. Oplismenus undulatifolius (Ard.) P. Beauv.