''Stenotaphrum'' is a widespread 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 ...

. The name is derived from the Greek words στενός (''stenos''), meaning "narrow", and τάϕρος (''taphros''), meaning "trench." It refers to cavities in the raceme axis. ; SpeciesKew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
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Stenotaphrum clavigerum ''Stenotaphrum'' is a widespread genus of plants in the grass family. The name is derived from the Greek words στενός (''stenos''), meaning "narrow", and τάϕρος (''taphros''), meaning "trench." It refers to cavities in the raceme axi ...

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Aldabra Island 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 ...

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Stenotaphrum dimidiatum ''Stenotaphrum'' is a widespread genus of plants in the grass family. The name is derived from the Greek words στενός (''stenos''), meaning "narrow", and τάϕρος (''taphros''), meaning "trench." It refers to cavities in the raceme axi ...

'' (L.) Brongn. – Pembagrass – Tanzania, Mozambique, South Africa, Madagascar + other Indian Ocean islands, Indian Subcontinent,

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, Thailand, Pen Malaysia * ''

Stenotaphrum helferi ''Stenotaphrum'' is a widespread genus of plants in the grass family. The name is derived from the Greek words στενός (''stenos''), meaning "narrow", and τάϕρος (''taphros''), meaning "trench." It refers to cavities in the raceme axi ...

'' Munro ex Hook.f. –

, Thailand, Pen Malaysia, Vietnam, Philippines, Fujian, Guangdong, Hainan, Yunnan * ''

Stenotaphrum micranthum ''Stenotaphrum'' is a widespread genus of plants in the grass family. The name is derived from the Greek words στενός (''stenos''), meaning "narrow", and τάϕρος (''taphros''), meaning "trench." It refers to cavities in the raceme axi ...

'' (Desv.) C.E.Hubb – Tanzania, Queensland; various islands of Indian + Pacific Oceans + South China Sea * ''

Stenotaphrum oostachyum ''Stenotaphrum'' is a widespread genus of plants in the grass family. The name is derived from the Greek words στενός (''stenos''), meaning "narrow", and τάϕρος (''taphros''), meaning "trench." It refers to cavities in the raceme a ...

'' Baker – MadagascarBaker, John Gilbert. 1883. Journal of the Linnean Society, Botany 20: 299
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Stenotaphrum secundatum St. Augustine grass (''Stenotaphrum secundatum''), also known as buffalo turf in Australia and buffalo grass in South Africa, is a species of grass in the family Poaceae. It is a warm-season lawn grass that is popular for cultivation in tropica ...

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St. Augustine grass St. Augustine grass (''Stenotaphrum secundatum''), also known as buffalo turf in Australia and buffalo grass in South Africa, is a species of grass in the family Poaceae. It is a warm-season lawn grass that is popular for cultivation in tropical ...

, Charleston grass, "buffalo grass" –

Americas The Americas, which are sometimes collectively called America, are a landmass comprising the totality of North and South America. The Americas make up most of the land in Earth's Western Hemisphere and comprise the New World. Along with th ...

from Virginia + California to UruguayBiota of North America Program 2013 county distribution map
/ref> * '' Stenotaphrum unilaterale'' Baker – Madagascar ; formerly included see '' Parapholis'' * ''Stenotaphrum compressum – Parapholis filiformis''

References

External links

Grassbase – The World Online Grass Flora
Panicoideae Grasses of Africa Grasses of Asia Poaceae genera {{Panicoideae-stub