Centotheca

Centotheca
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
(unranked): Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Subfamily: Panicoideae
Genus: Centotheca
Desv. (1810)
Synonyms[1][2]
  • Ramosia Merr.
  • Centosteca Desv., alternate spelling

Centotheca is a genus of African, Asian, and Pacific Island plants in the grass family.[3][4]

Species[1][5][6]
  1. Centotheca lappacea (L.) Desv. - tropical western + central Africa; Madagascar, China, Southeast Asia, New Guinea, numerous islands of the Pacific
  2. Centotheca philippinensis (Merr.) C.Monod - Philippines, New Guinea
  3. Centotheca uniflora Swallen - Vietnam
formerly included[1]

see Diplachne Megastachya

See also

References

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