Ottochloa

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: Boivinellinae
Genus: Ottochloa
Species: O. gracillima – O. grandiflora – O. nodosa
Name

Ottochloa Dandy, J. Bot. 69: 54 (1931)
Type species: Ottochloa nodosa (Kunth) Dandy, J. Bot. 69: 55 (1931)

Synonyms

Basionym
Hemigymnia Stapf in D.Oliver & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Trop. Afr. 9: 741 (1920), nom. illeg.

References

(1931) Journal of Botany, British and Foreign 69(2): 54.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2013. Ottochloa in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2013 Nov. 24. Reference page.
Simon, B.K., Clayton, W.D., Harman, K.T., Vorontsova, M., Brake, I., Healy, D. & Alfonso, Y. 2013. GrassWorld, Ottochloa. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2013 Nov. 24.
Tropicos.org 2013. Ottochloa. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2013 Nov. 24.
International Plant Names Index. 2013. Ottochloa. Published online. Accessed: 24 Nov. 2013.

Ottochloa is a genus of African, Asian, and Australian plants in the grass family.[2][3][4][5]

Species[1]

Ottochloa gracillima C.E.Hubb. - Queensland, New South Wales[6]
Ottochloa grandiflora Jansen - New Guinea
Ottochloa nodosa (Kunth) Dandy - tropical Africa, Indian Subcontinent, China, Southeast Asia, New Guinea, Queensland, Northern Territory, Western Australia

References

Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
Dandy, James Edgar 1931. Journal of Botany, British and Foreign 69(2): 54
Stapf, Otto 1920. Flora of Tropical Africa 9: 741
Flora of China Vol. 22 Page 512 露籽草属 lu zi cao shu Ottochloa Dandy, J. Bot. 69: 54. 1931. .
Ottochloa. PlantNET Flora of New South Wales. Royal Botanic Gardens & Domain Trust. Sydney, Australia.
"Ottochloa gracillima C.E.Hubb". PlantNET Flora of New South Wales. Royal Botanic Gardens & Domain Trust. Sydney, Australia. Retrieved 15 June 2012.