Centotheca

Centotheca
Centotheca lappacea
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Subfamily: Panicoideae
Tribe: Centotheceae
Genus: Centotheca
Desv. (1810)
Synonyms
  • Ramosia Merr.
  • Centosteca Desv., alternate spelling

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
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.