Eriochloa

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Eriochloa
Eriochloapolystachya.jpg
Eriochloa polystachya
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Subfamily: Panicoideae
Supertribe: Panicodae
Tribe: Paniceae
Subtribe:
Genus: Eriochloa
Kunth
Type species

Synonyms[3]
  • Helopus Trin.
  • Oedipachne Link
  • Aglycia Willd. ex Steud.
  • Alycia Willd. ex Steud.

Eriochloa is a widespread genus of plants[4][5] in the grass family, commonly called cupgrass.[citation needed] They are found across much of Africa, Asia, Australia, and the Americas, plus a few places in European Russia.[2][6][7][8][9][10]

Species[3][11]
formerly included[3]

see Ancistrachne Axonopus Brachiaria Isachne Panicum Paspalum Tricholaena Urochloa

  • Eriochloa acrotricha -
  • Eriochloa bolbodes -
  • Eriochloa brasiliensis -
  • Eriochloa castanea -
  • Eriochloa globosa -
  • Eriochloa japonica -
  • Eriochloa maidenii - Ancistrachne maidenii
  • Eriochloa pulchella -
  • Eriochloa purpurascens Hochst. ex A.Rich. 1850 -
  • Eriochloa purpurascens Hochst. 1841 -
  • Eriochloa trichopus -
  • Eriochloa vestita -

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