Moorochloa

Moorochloa eruciformis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Poales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Cladus: Commelinids Ordo: Poales

Familia: Poaceae
Subfamilia: Panicoideae
Tribus: Paniceae
Subtribus: Melinidinae
Genus: Moorochloa
Species: M. eruciformis – M. malacodes – M. schoenfelderi

Name

• Moorochloa Veldkamp, Reinwardtia 12: 138 (2004)
• Type species: Moorochloa eruciformis  (Sm.) Veldkamp, Reinwardtia 12: 139 (2004)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Africa & Eurasia Afghanistan, Algeria, Andaman Is., Angola, Bangladesh, Botswana, Bulgaria, Cape Provinces, Caprivi Strip, China South-Central, China Southeast, Cyprus, Djibouti, East Aegean Is., Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Free State, Greece, Gulf States, India, Iran, Iraq, Italy, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kriti, KwaZulu-Natal, Lebanon-Syria, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Morocco, Myanmar, Namibia, Northern Provinces, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Rodrigues, Réunion, Saudi Arabia, Sicilia, Sinai, Socotra, Somalia, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Swaziland, Tadzhikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Transcaucasus, Turkey, Turkey-in-Europe, Turkmenistan, Uganda, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, West Himalaya, Yemen, Yugoslavia, Zambia, Zimbabwe Introduced into: Argentina Northeast, Cuba, Fiji, France, Honduras, Jawa, Leeward Is., Malaya, Marianas, Marshall Is., Maryland, Mauritius, Mexico Northeast, Mississippi, Missouri, New Caledonia, New Guinea, Puerto Rico, Queensland, Texas, Virginia, Washington, Windward Is. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Veldkamp, J.F. 2004. Reinwardtia 12(2): 138–139.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2013. Moorochloa in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2013 Dec. 2. Reference page. 
• Simon, B.K., Clayton, W.D., Harman, K.T., Vorontsova, M., Brake, I., Healy, D. & Alfonso, Y. 2013. GrassWorld, Moorochloa. Published online. Accessed: 2013 Dec. 2.
• Tropicos.org 2013. Moorochloa. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 2 Dec. 2013.
• International Plant Names Index. 2013. Moorochloa. Published online. Accessed: 2 Dec. 2013.

Vernacular names

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