Scrotochloa is a genus of Asian, Australian, and Papuasian plants in the grass family.[1][2][3][4]
| Scrotochloa | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Poaceae |
| Subfamily: | Pharoideae |
| Tribe: | Phareae |
| Genus: | Scrotochloa Judz. |
| Type species | |
| Scrotochloa urceolata | |
The genus is closely related to Leptaspis and included inside that group by some authors.[5]
- Species[6]
- Scrotochloa tararaensis (Jansen) Judz. - New Guinea, Queensland
- Scrotochloa urceolata (Roxb.) Judz. - New Guinea, Queensland, Solomon Islands, Bismarck Archipelago, Philippines, Malaysia, Java, Borneo, Lesser Sunda Islands, Vietnam, Thailand, Myanmar, India, Sri Lanka
References
edit- ^ Judziewicz, Emmet Joseph. 1984. Phytologia 56(4): 299-304 in English with Latin generic description; photo of specimen of Scrotochloa urceolata on page 304
- ^ Grassbase - The World Online Grass Flora
- ^ Atlas of Living Australia, Scrotochloa Judz.
- ^ Soderstrom, T. R., R. P. Ellis & E. J. Judziewicz. 1987. The Phareae and Streptogyneae (Poaceae) of Sri Lanka: a morphological-anatomical study. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 65: 1–27.
- ^ The Plant List search for Scrotochloa
- ^ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
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