Whiteochloa

Whiteochloa is a genus of plants in the grass family.

Species

GENUS

KingdomPlantae
PhylumTracheophyta
ClassLiliopsida
OrderPoales
FamilyPoaceae

Native toLesser Sunda Is., Maluku, New Guinea, New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia

Observations4

Observations recorded2,481

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Museum specimens

Specimen records: 11
With media: 3
Family: Poaceae
Collections: US, MEL, MO
Recorded in: Australia

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Instance of: taxon
Parent taxon: Poaceae

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taxon name: Whiteochloa
taxon rank: genus
GRIN URL: npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomygenus.aspx?id=12821
topic's main category: Category:Whiteochloa

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Whiteochloa is a genus of plants in the grass family.

The genus is native to Australia, New Guinea, and Indonesia. It is named for Australian botanist Cyril Tenison White, 1890–1950. Species Whiteochloa airoides (R.Br.) Lazarides - Northern Territory, QLD, Western Australia Whiteochloa biciliata Lazarides - Western Australia Whiteochloa capillipes (Benth.) Lazarides - New Guinea, Lesser Sunda Islands, Maluku, Northern Territory, QLD, Western Australia Whiteochloa cymbiformis (Hughes) B.K.Simon - Northern Territory, QLD, Western Australia, New South Wales Whiteochloa multiciliata Lazarides - Northern Territory, Whiteochloa semitonsa (F.Muell. ex Benth.) C.E.Hubb. - Northern Territory, QLD

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