Centotheca

Centotheca is a genus of African, Asian, and Pacific Island plants in the grass family.

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KingdomPlantae
PhylumTracheophyta
ClassLiliopsida
OrderPoales
FamilyPoaceae

Native toAndaman Is., Assam, Bangladesh, Benin, Borneo, Cambodia, Cameroon, Caroline Is., Central African Republic, China South-Central, China Southeast, Congo

Observations recorded6,594

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taxon name: Centotheca
GRIN URL: npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomygenus.aspx?id=2241
Commons category: Centotheceae
taxon common name: 假淡竹叶属

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Centotheca is a genus of African, Asian, and Pacific Island plants in the grass family. Species Centotheca lappacea (L.) Desv. - tropical western + central Africa; Madagascar, China, Southeast Asia, New Guinea, numerous islands of the Pacific aka หญ้า ฮี ยุ่ม hee yum grass in Thai Centotheca philippinensis (Merr.) C.Monod - Philippines, New Guinea Centotheca uniflora Swallen - Vietnam formerly included Centotheca madagascariensis - Megastachya madagascariensis Centotheca malabarica - Diplachne fusca Centotheca maxima - Megastachya mucronata Centotheca mucronata - Megastachya mucronata Centotheca owariensis - Megastachya mucronata Centotheca urekana - Megastachya mucronata

==See also== List of Poaceae genera