Apochiton is a genus of East African plants in the grass family.[2][3][4] The only known species is Apochiton burttii, native to the Kondoa District of north-central Tanzania.[1][5]

Apochiton
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Subfamily: Chloridoideae
Tribe: Cynodonteae
Subtribe: Eleusininae
Genus: Apochiton
C.E.Hubb.[1]
Species:
A. burttii
Binomial name
Apochiton burttii

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  1. ^ a b Hubbard, Charles Edward 1936. Hooker's Icones Plantarum 34: §3319
  2. ^ Watson L, Dallwitz MJ. (2008). "The grass genera of the world: descriptions, illustrations, identification, and information retrieval; including synonyms, morphology, anatomy, physiology, phytochemistry, cytology, classification, pathogens, world and local distribution, and references". The Grass Genera of the World. Retrieved 2009-08-19.
  3. ^ Grassbase - The World Online Grass Flora
  4. ^ Clayton, W.D., Phillips, S.M., Renvoize, S.A. (1974). Gramineae. Flora of Tropical East Africa 2: 177-449
  5. ^ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families