Euclasta (plant)

Euclasta
Euclasta condylotricha
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Clade:	Commelinids
Order:	Poales
Family:	Poaceae
Subfamily:	Panicoideae
Supertribe:	Andropogonodae
Tribe:	Andropogoneae
Subtribe:	Saccharinae
Genus:	Euclasta Franch.
Type species
Euclasta glumacea (syn of E. condylotricha) Franch.
Synonyms
Indochloa Bor

Euclasta is a genus of Asian, African, and Neotropical plants in the grass family.

Species

Species include:

• Euclasta clarkei (Hack.) Cope — native to Oman, India, Myanmar;
• Euclasta condylotricha (Hochst. ex Steud.) Stapf — native to Africa (from Senegal to Zimbabwe, and in Madagascar and Comoros); South Asia in India; North America, Central America, and South America (from Sinaloa in northwest México to Goiás in Brazil).

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