Whiteochloa

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: Cenchrinae
Genus: Whiteochloa
Species: W. airoides – W. biciliata – W. capillipes – W. cymbiformis – W. multiciliata – W. semitonsa
Name

Whiteochloa C.E.Hubb., Proc. Roy. Soc. Queensland 62: 111 (1952)
Type species: Whiteochloa semitonsa (F.Muell. ex Benth.) C.E.Hubb., Proc. Roy. Soc. Queensland 62: 111 (1952)

References

Hubbard, C.E. (1952) Proceedings of the Royal Society of Queensland 62: 111.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2013. Whiteochloa in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2013 Nov. 3. Reference page.
Simon, B.K., Clayton, W.D., Harman, K.T., Vorontsova, M., Brake, I., Healy, D. & Alfonso, Y. 2013. GrassWorld, Whiteochloa. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2013 Nov. 3.
Tropicos.org 2013. Whiteochloa. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2013 Nov. 3.
International Plant Names Index. 2013. Whiteochloa. Published online. Accessed: 3 Nov. 2013.

Whiteochloa is a genus of plants in the grass family.[1][2][3]

The genus is native to Australia, New Guinea, and, Indonesia.[4] It is named for Australian botanist Cyril Tenison White, 1890–1950.[5]

Species[4][6][7]

Whiteochloa airoides (R.Br.) Lazarides - Northern Territory, QLD, Western Australia
Whiteochloa biciliata Lazarides - Western Australia
Whiteochloa capillipes (Benth.) Lazarides - New Guinea, Lesser Sunda Islands, Maluku, Northern Territory, QLD, Western Australia
Whiteochloa cymbiformis (Hughes) B.K.Simon - Northern Territory, QLD, Western Australia, New South Wales
Whiteochloa multiciliata Lazarides - Northern Territory,
Whiteochloa semitonsa (F.Muell. ex Benth.) C.E.Hubb. - Northern Territory, QLD

References

Hubbard, Charles Edward. 1952. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Queensland 62: 111
Tropicos, Whiteochloa C.E. Hubb.
Grassbase - The World Online Grass Flora
Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
Aurgrass2, Grasses of Australia
The Plant List search for Whiteochloa
Atlas of Living Australia