Anomochloa
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Anomochloa is a monotypic genus of flowering plants in the grass family, Poaceae. It is one of the two genera in its subfamily and the only genus in the tribe Anomochloeae.[2][3][4][5][6] The only known species is Anomochloa marantoidea, native to the State of Bahia in eastern Brazil.[7]
| Anomochloa | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Poaceae |
| Subfamily: | Anomochlooideae |
| Tribe: | Anomochloeae C.E.Hubb. |
| Genus: | Anomochloa Brongn. |
| Species: | A. marantoidea |
| Binomial name | |
| Anomochloa marantoidea | |
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| It is endemic to Brazil[1] | |
Description
Vegetative characteristics
Anomochloa is a terrestrial,[1] perennial, rhizomatous[8] herb.[1]
Generative characteristics
The oblong, laterally compressed[8] 10 mm long, and 2.5 mm wide caryopsis[1] has an adherent pericarp.[8]
Cytology
The diploid chromosome count of Anomochloa is 2n = 36.[9]
Taxonomy
It was published by Adolphe Théodore Brongniart in 1851.[2] Within the subfamily Anomochlooideae, it is placed in its own monotypic tribe Anomochloeae.[10][11]
Conservation
References
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