Nephelochloa

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

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

Familia: Poaceae
Subfamilia: Pooideae
Tribus: Poeae
Subtribus: Ventenatinae
Genus: Nephelochloa
Species: N. orientalis
Name

Nephelochloa Boiss., Diagn. Pl. Orient. 5: 72 (1844)
monotypic taxon

References

Boissier, P.E. (1844) Diagnoses Plantarum Orientalium Novarum, ser. 1, 1(5): 72.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2013. Nephelochloa in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2013 Dec. 17. Reference page.
Simon, B.K., Clayton, W.D., Harman, K.T., Vorontsova, M., Brake, I., Healy, D. & Alfonso, Y. 2013. GrassWorld, Nephelochloa. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2013 Dec. 17.
Tropicos.org 2013. Nephelochloa. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2013 Dec. 17.
International Plant Names Index. 2013. Nephelochloa. Published online. Accessed: 17 Dec. 2013.

Nephelochloa is a genus of flowering plant in the grass family, Poaceae.[2][3][4] The only known species is Nephelochloa orientalis, found only in Turkey.[1][5]

formerly included[1]

see Eremopoa Sphenopus

Nephelochloa altaica - Eremopoa altaica
Nephelochloa breviglumis - Sphenopus divaricatus
Nephelochloa persica - Eremopoa persica
Nephelochloa songarica - Eremopoa altaica
Nephelochloa tripolitana - Eremopoa persica

References

Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
Boissier, Pierre Edmond. 1844. Diagnoses Plantarum Orientalium Novarum, ser. 1, 1(5): 72
Tropicos, Nephelochloa Boiss.
Grassbase - The World Online Grass Flora
Cabi, E. & M. Doğan. 2012. Poaceae. 690–756. In A. Güner, S. Aslan, T. Ekim, M. Vural & M. T. Babaç (eds.) Türkiye Bitkileri Listesi. Nezahat Gökyiğit Botanik Bahçesi ve Flora Araştırmaları Derneği Yayını, Istanbul