Mniochloa

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

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

Familia: Poaceae
Subfamilia: Bambusoideae
Tribus: Olyreae
Subtribus: Olyrinae
Genus: Mniochloa
Species: M. pulchella
Name

Mniochloa Chase, Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash. 21: 185 (1908)
monotypic taxon

References

Chase, M.A. (1908) Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 21: 185186.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2013. Mniochloa in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2013 Nov. 21. Reference page.
Simon, B.K., Clayton, W.D., Harman, K.T., Vorontsova, M., Brake, I., Healy, D. & Alfonso, Y. 2013. GrassWorld, Mniochloa. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2013 Nov. 21.
Tropicos.org 2013. Mniochloa. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2013 Nov. 21.
International Plant Names Index. 2013. Mniochloa. Published online. Accessed: 21 Nov. 2013.

Mniochloa is a genus of Cuban plants in the grass family.[2][3] The only known species is Mniochloa pulchella, native to eastern Cuba near Guantánamo.[4][5]

formerly included[1]

see Piresiella

Mniochloa strephioides – Piresiella strephioides

References

Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
Chase, Mary Agnes. 1908. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 21: 185-187 generic description in Latin, specific description and commentary in English, line drawings depicting Mniochloa pulchella
Grassbase - The World Online Grass Flora
Hitchcock, A. S. 1909. Catalogue of the Grasses of Cuba. Contributions from the United States National Herbarium 12(6): 183–258, vii–xi
Catasus Guerra, L. 1997. Las gramíneas (Poaceae) de Cuba, I. Fontqueria 46: [i–ii], 1–259.