Exotheca

Exotheca
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Clade:	Commelinids
Order:	Poales
Family:	Poaceae
Subfamily:	Panicoideae
Supertribe:	Andropogonodae
Tribe:	Andropogoneae
Subtribe:	Andropogoninae
Genus:	Exotheca; Andersson
Species:	E. abyssinica
Binomial name
	Exotheca abyssinica; (Hochst. ex A.Rich.) Andersson
Synonyms
	Anthistiria abyssinica Hochst. ex A.Rich.; Andropogon exothecus Hack.; Sorghum exothecum (Hack.) Kuntze; Hyparrhenia abyssinica (Hochst. ex A.Rich.) Roberty; Andropogon monatherus A.Rich.; Hyparrhenia monathera (A.Rich.) Schweinf.; Sorghum monatherum (A.Rich.) Kuntze; Cymbopogon chevalieri A.Camus; Exotheca chevalieri (A.Camus) A.Camus ex M.Schmid;

Exotheca is a monotypic genus of African and Southeast Asian plants in the grass family.

The only known species is Exotheca abyssinica, which has a disjunct (discontinuous) distribution. It is native to Vietnam, Eastern Africa, and Southeastern Africa (from Eritrea to Mozambique).

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