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Chloris flagellifera

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Genus of grasses

Chloris flagellifera
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Subfamily: Chloridoideae
Genus: Chloris
Species: C. flagellifera
Binomial name
Chloris flagellifera
(Nees) P.M.Peterson
Synonyms
  • Cynosurus ternatus Forssk.
  • Eleusine arabica Hochst. ex Steud., pro syn.
  • Eleusine caespitosa A.Rich.
  • Eleusine compressa (Forssk.) Asch. & Schweinf. ex C.Chr.
  • Eleusine flagellifera Nees
  • Eleusine stolonifera R.Br., nom. nud.
  • Ochthochloa compressa (Forssk.) Hilu
  • Ochthochloa dactyloides Edgew.
  • Panicum compressum Forssk.

Chloris flagellifera is a species of flowering plant in the grass family Poaceae, native from Morocco in North Africa through the Arabian Peninsula to northwestern India.

Taxonomy

The species was first described by Christian Nees in 1842 as Eleusine flagellifera. It was transferred to the genus Chloris in 2015. It has a number of other synonyms in the genus Eleusine, including Eleusine caespitosa and Eleusine compressa. It has also been placed in the genus Ochthochloa, which is now considered a synonym of Chloris.

References

  1. ^ "Chloris flagellifera (Nees) P.M.Peterson". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2024-11-19.
  2. "Chloris flagellifera (Nees) P.M.Peterson". The International Plant Names Index. Retrieved 2024-11-19.
  3. "Ochthochloa Edgew." Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2024-11-19.
Taxon identifiers
Chloris flagellifera
Eleusine flagellifera
Ochthochloa compressa


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