Harpochloa

Caterpillar grass
Inflorescence of Harpochloa falx
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Subfamily: Chloridoideae
Tribe: Cynodonteae
Subtribe: Eleusininae
Genus: Harpochloa
Kunth
Type species
Harpochloa capensis
(syn of H. falx)
Synonyms
  • Harpechloa Kunth, alternate spelling

Harpochloa is a genus of African plants in the grass family, common name caterpillar grass.

Species

formerly included

see Microchloa

References

  1. 1 2 Tropicos, Harpochloa Kunth
  2. ↑ Kunth, Karl Sigismund. 1829. Révision des Graminées 1: 92 in Latin
  3. ↑ Grassbase - The World Online Grass Flora
  4. ↑ "PlantZAfrica.com, Harpochloa falx (L.f.) Kuntze, caterpillar grass (Eng.), ruspergras (Afr.)". Archived from the original on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 2015-03-06.
  5. 1 2 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  6. ↑ The Plant List search for Harpochloa
  7. ↑ Gibbs Russell, G. E., W. G. M. Welman, E. Retief, K. L. Immelman, G. Germishuizen, B. J. Pienaar, M. Van Wyk & A. Nicholas. 1987. List of species of southern African plants. Memoirs of the Botanical Survey of South Africa 2(1–2): 1–152(pt. 1), 1–270(pt. 2).