Cleistochloa

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Monocots
Cladus: Commelinids
Ordo: Poales

Familia: Poaceae
Subfamilia: Panicoideae
Tribus: Paniceae
Subtribus: Neurachninae
Genus: Cleistochloa
Species: C. rigida – C. sclerachne – C. subjuncea
Name

Cleistochloa C.E.Hubb., Hooker's Icon. Pl. 33: t. 3209. (1933)

Type species: Cleistochloa subjuncea C.E.Hubb., Hooker's Icon. Pl. 33: t. 3209 (1933)

Synonyms

Heterotypic
Dimorphochloa S.T.Blake, Pap. Dept. Biol. Univ. Queensland 1(19): 1. (1941)

References

Hubbard, C.E. 1933. Hooker's Icones Plantarum 33: t. 3209.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Cleistochloa in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2019 Nov. 6. Reference page.
Tropicos.org 2013. Cleistochloa. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2013 Nov. 6.
International Plant Names Index. 2013. Cleistochloa. Published online. Accessed: 6 Nov. 2013.

Cleistochloa is a genus of bunchgrasses in the family Poaceae, found in southwestern in Oceania.

They are native to Australia and New Guinea (island).[2][3]
Species

Species include:[1][4][5]

Cleistochloa rigida (S.T.Blake) Clayton - Queensland, New South Wales
Cleistochloa sclerachne (F.M.Bailey) C.E.Hubb. - Queensland, New Guinea
Cleistochloa subjuncea C.E.Hubb. - Queensland, New South Wales

References

Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
Hubbard, Charles Edward. 1933. Hooker's Icones Plantarum 33: plate 3209
Grassbase - The World Online Grass Flora
The Plant List search for Cleistochloa
"Atlas of Living Australia". Archived from the original on 2015-02-10. Retrieved 2015-02-10.