Zygochloa

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: Zygochloa
Species: Z. paradoxa
Name

Zygochloa S.T.Blake, Pap. Dept. Biol. Univ. Queensland 1(19): 7 (1941)
monotypic taxon

References

Blake, S.T. {1941) Papers from the Department of Biology, University of Queensland Papers 1(19): 7.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2013. Zygochloa 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, Zygochloa. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2013 Nov. 3.
Tropicos.org 2013. Zygochloa. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2013 Nov. 3.
International Plant Names Index. 2013. Zygochloa. Published online. Accessed: 3 Nov. 2013.

Zygochloa is a genus of desert plants in the grass family known only from Australia.[2][3][4][5] The only known species is Zygochloa paradoxa, commonly known as sandhill canegrass. It occurs in extremely arid areas such as the Simpson Desert.[1][6][7]

References

^ a b Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
^ Blake, Stanley Thatcher. 1941. Papers from the Department of Biology, University of Queensland Papers 1(19): 7-8, figure 3
^ Tropicos, Zygochloa S.T. Blake
^ Ausgrass2, Grasses of Australia, Zygochloa
^ Watson, L., and Dallwitz, M.J. 1992 onwards. The grass genera of the world Archived November 1, 2006, at the Wayback Machine: descriptions, illustrations, identification, and information retrieval; including synonyms, morphology, anatomy, physiology, phytochemistry, cytology, classification, pathogens, world and local distribution, and references. Version: 28 November 2005
^ The Plant List Zygochloa paradoxa (R.Br.) S.T.Blake
^ Atlas of Living Australia