Pseudechinolaena

Also known as Perulifera

Pseudechinolaena is a genus of tropical and subtropical plants in the grass family, all but one species endemic to Madagascar.

Species

GENUS

KingdomPlantae
PhylumTracheophyta
ClassLiliopsida
OrderPoales
FamilyPoaceae

Native toAngola, Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Assam, Bangladesh, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Burkina

Observations recorded5,520

钩毛草属（学名：Pseudechinolaena）是禾本科下的一个属，为一年生草本植物。该属仅有钩毛草（Pseudechinolaena polystachya）一种，分布于热带地区。

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Museum specimens

Specimen records: 54
With media: 16
Family: Poaceae
Collections: MO, UFRGS, JBRJ, NY, CENARGEN, FURB
Recorded in: Venezuela, Brasil, Madagascar, Ethiopia, Liberia, Mexico, Brazil, Costa Rica

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Instance of: taxon
Parent taxon: Poaceae

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taxon name: Pseudechinolaena
taxon rank: genus
GRIN URL: npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomygenus.aspx?id=9912
taxon common name: 钩毛草属

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Pseudechinolaena is a genus of tropical and subtropical plants in the grass family, all but one species endemic to Madagascar. Species Pseudechinolaena camusiana Bosser - Madagascar Pseudechinolaena madagascariensis (A.Camus) Bosser - Madagascar Pseudechinolaena moratii Bosser - Madagascar Pseudechinolaena perrieri A.Camus - Madagascar Pseudechinolaena polystachya (Humb., Bonpl. & Kunth) Stapf - tropical - southern Africa, Asia (China, Indian subcontinent, Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia), New Guinea, Latin America (from central Mexico to Uruguay) Pseudechinolaena tenuis Bosser - Madagascar Formerly included see Echinochloa Pseudechinolaena helodes - Echinochloa helodes Pseudechinolaena inflexa - Echinochloa inflexa Pseudechinolaena spectabilis - Echinochloa polystachya

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