Centrochloa is a genus of Brazilian plants in the grass family. The only known species is Centrochloa singularis, native to the states of Maranhão, Tocantins and Goiás in east-central Brazil.[1][2] Some authorities consider Centrochloa to be a taxonomic synonym of Axonopus[3][4]

Centrochloa
Scientific classification
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Centrochloa

Species:
C. singularis
Binomial name
Centrochloa singularis

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References edit

  1. ^ Swallen, Jason Richard. 1935. Centrochloa, a new genus of grasses from Brazil Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences 25: 192-193. descriptions in parallel English + Latin; commentary in English
  2. ^ Tropicos, Centrochloa singularis Swallen, distribution page
  3. ^ "Name - Axonopus synonyms". Tropicos. Saint Louis, Missouri: Missouri Botanical Garden. Retrieved March 8, 2013.
  4. ^ Grassbase - The World Online Grass Flora Archived June 4, 2011, at the Wayback Machine