Orthoclada
Genus of grasses
| Orthoclada | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Orthoclada laxa | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Poaceae |
| Subfamily: | Panicoideae |
| Tribe: | Zeugiteae |
| Genus: | Orthoclada P.Beauv. |
| Type species | |
| Orthoclada rariflora (syn of O. laxa) P.Beauv. | |
Orthoclada is a genus of African and Neotropical plants in the grass family.[1][2][3]
- Orthoclada africana C.E.Hubb. - Zaire, Tanzania, Zambia
- Orthoclada laxa (Rich.) P.Beauv. - southern Mexico, Central America, Lesser Antilles, Trinidad & Tobago, Venezuela, French Guiana, Suriname, Guyana, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Brazil
References
- ^ Grassbase - The World Online Grass Flora
- ^ Palisot de Beauvois, Ambroise Marie François Joseph 1812. Essai d'une Nouvelle Agrostographie pages 69-70 in Latin
- ^ Palisot de Beauvois, Ambroise Marie François Joseph 1812. Essai d'une Nouvelle Agrostographie plate XIV (14), figure IX (9 a-e) line drawings of Orthoclada rariflora (syn of O. laxa); figure captions in French on caption page 10
- ^ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ^ The Plant List search for Orthoclada
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