''Centotheca'' is a

genus Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...

Africa Africa is the world's second-largest and second-most populous continent after Asia. At about 30.3 million km2 (11.7 million square miles) including adjacent islands, it covers 20% of Earth's land area and 6% of its total surfac ...

Asia Asia ( , ) is the largest continent in the world by both land area and population. It covers an area of more than 44 million square kilometres, about 30% of Earth's total land area and 8% of Earth's total surface area. The continent, which ...

n, and

Pacific Island The Pacific islands are a group of islands in the Pacific Ocean. They are further categorized into three major island groups: Melanesia, Micronesia, and Polynesia. Depending on the context, the term ''Pacific Islands'' may refer to one of several ...

plants in the

grass family Poaceae ( ), also called Gramineae ( ), is a large and nearly ubiquitous family of monocotyledonous flowering plants commonly known as grasses. It includes the cereal grasses, bamboos, the grasses of natural grassland and species cultivated in ...

. ; SpeciesFlora of China Vol. 22 Page 445 假淡竹叶属 jia dan zhu ye shu ''Centotheca'' Desvaux
/ref> * '' Centotheca lappacea'' (L.) Desv. - tropical western + central

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Madagascar Madagascar, officially the Republic of Madagascar, is an island country that includes the island of Madagascar and numerous smaller peripheral islands. Lying off the southeastern coast of Africa, it is the world's List of islands by area, f ...

China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. With population of China, a population exceeding 1.4 billion, it is the list of countries by population (United Nations), second-most populous country after ...

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New Guinea New Guinea (; Hiri Motu: ''Niu Gini''; , fossilized , also known as Papua or historically ) is the List of islands by area, world's second-largest island, with an area of . Located in Melanesia in the southwestern Pacific Ocean, the island is ...

, numerous islands of the

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aka หญ้า ฮี ยุ่ม ''hee yum grass'
in Thai
* '' Centotheca philippinensis'' (Merr.) C.Monod -

Philippines The Philippines, officially the Republic of the Philippines, is an Archipelagic state, archipelagic country in Southeast Asia. Located in the western Pacific Ocean, it consists of List of islands of the Philippines, 7,641 islands, with a tot ...

* '' Centotheca uniflora'' Swallen -

Vietnam Vietnam, officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (SRV), is a country at the eastern edge of mainland Southeast Asia, with an area of about and a population of over 100 million, making it the world's List of countries and depende ...

; formerly included * ''Centotheca madagascariensis -

Megastachya madagascariensis ''Megastachya'' is a genus of African plants in the grass family. ; SpeciesThe Pl ...

'' * ''Centotheca malabarica - Diplachne fusca'' * ''Centotheca maxima -

Megastachya mucronata ''Megastachya'' is a genus of African plants in the grass family. ; SpeciesThe Pl ...

'' * ''Centotheca mucronata -

Megastachya mucronata ''Megastachya'' is a genus of African plants in the grass family. ; SpeciesThe Pl ...

'' * ''Centotheca owariensis -

Megastachya mucronata ''Megastachya'' is a genus of African plants in the grass family. ; SpeciesThe Pl ...

'' * ''Centotheca urekana -

Megastachya mucronata ''Megastachya'' is a genus of African plants in the grass family. ; SpeciesThe Pl ...

References

* * Panicoideae Poaceae genera Taxa named by Nicaise Auguste Desvaux {{Panicoideae-stub

See also

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