Trichopteryx (plant)
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''Trichopteryx '' 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 ...
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n 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 ...
.Nees von Esenbeck, Christian Gottfried Daniel. 1836. Natural System of Botany 449 ; Species * '' Trichopteryx dregeana'' Nees * '' Trichopteryx elegantula'' (Hook.f.) Stapf * '' Trichopteryx fruticulosa'' Chiov. * '' Trichopteryx marungensis'' Chiov. * '' Trichopteryx stolziana'' Henrard ; formerly includedKew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
/ref> numerous species now considered better suited to other genera: '' Danthoniopsis Loudetia Loudetiopsis
Tristachya ''Tristachya'' (common name trident grasses) is a genus of African and Latin America Latin America is the cultural region of the Americas where Romance languages are predominantly spoken, primarily Spanish language, Spanish and Portuguese ...
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{{Taxonbar, from=Q2400058 Panicoideae Poaceae genera Taxa named by Christian Gottfried Daniel Nees von Esenbeck