Chloris cubensis

Chloris cubensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
(unranked): Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Subfamily: Chloridoideae
Genus: Chloris
Species: C. cubensis
Binomial name
Chloris cubensis
Hitchc. & Ekman
Synonyms[1]
  • Chloris sagraeana subsp. cubensis (Hitchc. & Ekman) Cat.

Chloris cubensis is a species of grass native to the islands of the Caribbean.[2][3] It has been collected in Cuba, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Jamaica, Antigua, Barbados, and Guadeloupe. Common name in English is "Cuban windmill grass."


References

  1. ↑ The Plant List, Chloris cubensis
  2. ↑ Hitchcock,Albert Spear, & Erik Leonard Ekman, Manual of the grasses of the West Indies 131. 1936.
  3. ↑ Catasús Guerra, Luis Joaquín. Fontqueria 44: 145. 1996.
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