Biology:Cenchrus distichophyllus
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Short description: Species of grass
| Cenchrus distichophyllus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Poaceae |
| Subfamily: | Panicoideae |
| Genus: | Cenchrus |
| Species: | C. distichophyllus
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| Binomial name | |
| Cenchrus distichophyllus Griseb.
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Cenchrus distichophyllus is a grass species native to Cuba.[1]
Cenchrus distichophyllus is a perennial herb, forming clumps. Leaves are up to 2.5 cm (0.98 in) long, tapering to a rigid tip. Spikelet is up to 2.5 cm (0.98 in) long with bristly hairs, with an involucre half the length of the spikelet.[2][3][4]
References
- ↑ DeLisle, D. G. 1963. Taxonomy and distribution of the genus Cenchrus. Iowa State College Journal of Science 37(3): 259–351.
- ↑ Grisebach, August Heinrich Rudolf. 1866. Catalogus plantarum cubensium 234.
- ↑ Hitchcock, A. S. 1909. Catalogue of the Grasses of Cuba. Contributions from the United States National Herbarium 12(6): 183–258, vii–xi.
- ↑ Zuloaga, F. O. & O. N. Morrone. 2003. Cenchrus. 46: 144–150. In F. O. Zuloaga, O. N. Morrone, G. Davidse, T. S. Filgueiras, P. M. Peterson, R. J. Soreng & E. J. Judziewicz (eds.) Catalogue of New World Grasses (Poaceae): III. Subfamilies Panicoideae, Aristidoideae, Arundinoideae, and Danthonioideae, Contributions from the United States National Herbarium. Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.
Wikidata ☰ Q15512336 entry
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