Enteropogon

Enteropogon
Enteropogon ramosus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Subfamily: Chloridoideae
Tribe: Cynodonteae
Subtribe: Eleusininae
Genus: Enteropogon
Nees
Type species
Enteropogon melicoides

Enteropogon is a genus of tropical and subtropical plants in the grass family. It is widespread across many parts of Asia, Africa, Australia, the Americas, and various islands.

Species
  • Enteropogon acicularis (Lindl.) Lazarides - curly windmill grass, large windmill grass, umbrella grass - Australia
  • Enteropogon barbatus C.E.Hubb. - Ethiopia, Somalia, Kenya
  • Enteropogon brandegeei (Vasey) Clayton - Baja California, Baja California Sur
  • Enteropogon chlorideus (Presl) Clayton - buryseed umbrella grass, verdillo cacahuatoide - Arizona, Texas, Mesoamerica
  • Enteropogon coimbatorensis K.K.N.Nair, S.K.Jain & M.P.Nayar - India
  • Enteropogon dolichostachyus (Lag.) Keng - Yemen, Oman, Afghanistan, Indian Subcontinent, Indochina, southern China, Philippines, Malaysia, Indonesia, New Guinea, northern Australia, Micronesia
  • Enteropogon longiaristatus (Napper) Clayton - Tanzania
  • Enteropogon macrostachyus Munro ex Benth. - bushrye - Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Limpopo, Mpumalanga, Gauteng, North West Province
  • Enteropogon minutus Lazarides - northern Australia
  • Enteropogon mollis (Nees) Clayton - Central America, West Indies, northern South America, Galápagos
  • Enteropogon monostachyus Schum. - Somalia, Tanzania, Mozambique, Zambia, Eswatini, KwaZulu-Natal, Mpumalanga, Limpopo, India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar
  • Enteropogon paucispiceus (Lazarides) B.K.Simon - Queensland
  • Enteropogon prieurii (Kunth) Clayton - drier parts of Africa; Saudi Arabia, Yemen, India
  • Enteropogon ramosus B.K.Simon - tussock umbrella grass - Australia
  • Enteropogon rupestris (J.A.Schmidt) A.Chev. - drier parts of Africa
  • Enteropogon seychellarum Benth. - Somalia, Kenya, Tanzania, Mozambique, Zambia, Madagascar, Seychelles, Aldabra
  • Enteropogon unispiceus (F.Muell.) Clayton - Taiwan, Queensland, New South Wales, Cook Islands
formerly included

see Microchloa

  • Enteropogon muticus - Microchloa altera
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