Chlorocalymma is a genus of Tanzanian plants in the grass family.[1][2] The only known species is Chlorocalymma cryptacanthum,[3] native to the Iringa Region of central Tanzania.[4]
| Chlorocalymma | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Poaceae |
| Subfamily: | Panicoideae |
| Supertribe: | Panicodae |
| Tribe: | Paniceae |
| Subtribe: | Anthephorinae |
| Genus: | Chlorocalymma Clayton |
| Species: | C. cryptacanthum
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| Binomial name | |
| Chlorocalymma cryptacanthum | |
The name is from the Greek words chloros (green) and kalymma (covering).[5]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Clayton, William Derek. 1970. Kew Bulletin 24: 461
- ^ "Grassbase - The World Online Grass Flora". Archived from the original on 2009-09-04. Retrieved 2009-06-21.
- ^ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ^ Clayton, W. D. & S. A. Renvoize. 1982. Gramineae (Part 3). 451–898. In W. B. Turrill & R. M. Polhill (ed.) Flora of Tropical East Africa. A. A. Balkema, Rotterdam
- ^ Quattrocchi, Umberto. CRC World Dictionary of Grasses: Common Names, Scientific Names, Eponyms, Synonyms, and Etymology, p. 488 (CRC Press, 2006).
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