''Sclerodactylon'' is a genus of plants in the

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

, native to eastern Africa and to various islands in the Indian Ocean. ;Species The only known species is ''Sclerodactylon macrostachyum'', native to Tanzania, Mozambique, Madagascar,

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Aldabra Aldabra is the world's second-largest coral atoll, lying south-east of the continent of Africa. It is part of the Aldabra Group of islands in the Indian Ocean that are part of the Outer Islands of the Seychelles, with a distance of 1,120 k ...

, Seychelles, and the

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Acrachne ''Acrachne'' is a genus of Asian, African, and Australian plants in the grass family. Species in the genus are commonly known as goosegrass. ; Species * '' Acrachne henrardiana'' (Bor.) S.M. Phillips – Tamil Nadu * '' Acrachne perrieri'' (A.C ...

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Acrachne racemosa ''Acrachne'' is a genus of Asian, African, and Australian plants in the grass family. Species in the genus are commonly known as goosegrass. ; Species * '' Acrachne henrardiana'' (Bor.) S.M. Phillips – Tamil Nadu * '' Acrachne perrieri'' (A.C ...

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Chloridoideae Monotypic Poaceae genera {{Chloridoideae-stub