Uranthoecium

Genus of plants

Flat-stem grass
Uranthoecium truncatum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Subfamily: Panicoideae
Supertribe: Panicodae
Tribe: Paniceae
Subtribe: Cenchrinae
Genus: Uranthoecium
(Maiden & Betche) Stapf
Species:
U. truncatum
Binomial name
Uranthoecium truncatum
(Maiden & Betche) Stapf
Synonyms[1]
  • Rottboellia truncata Maiden & Betche

Uranthoecium is a genus of plants in the grass family.[2][3][4] The only known species is Uranthoecium truncatum, native to Queensland, New South Wales, South Australia, Northern Territory, and Western Australia.[1][5] A common name is flat-stem grass.[6]

References

  1. ^ a b Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. ^ Stapf, Otto. 1916. Icones plantarum or figures, with brief descriptive characters and remarks, of new or rare plants, selected from the author's herbarium 31: plate 3073 plus 2 subsequent text pages descriptions in Latin, commentary in English, full-page line drawing
  3. ^ Tropicos, Uranthoecium Stapf
  4. ^ Grassbase - The World Online Grass Flora
  5. ^ Ausgrass2, Grasses of Australia
  6. ^ Atlas of Living Australia, Uranthoecium truncatum (Maiden & Betche) Stapf, Flat-stem Grass
Taxon identifiers
Uranthoecium
Uranthoecium truncatum


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