Ecdeiocolea

Ecdeiocolea
Ecdeiocolea monostachya
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Ecdeiocoleaceae
Genus: Ecdeiocolea
F.Muell.
Species

Ecdeiocolea is a genus of grass-like plants from Western Australia. It was first defined by von Mueller in 1874. Ecdeiocolea contains two species. The genus is a member of the small family Ecdeiocoleaceae and its type species is the widespread Ecdeiocolea monostachya F.Muell.

Ecdeiocolea is most closely related to the graminoid families Joinvilleaceae and Poaceae. Molecular phylogenetic studies indicate that Ecdeiocolea is sister to Poaceae.

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