Bothriochloa

Bothriochloa is a common and widespread genus of plants in the grass family native to many countries on all inhabited continents and many islands.[4] They are often called beardgrass, bluegrass or bluestem.[5][6]

Bothriochloa
Bothriochloa pertusa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Subfamily: Panicoideae
Supertribe: Andropogonodae
Tribe: Andropogoneae
Subtribe: Andropogoninae
Genus: Bothriochloa
Kuntze[1]
Type species
Bothriochloa anamitica
(syn of B. bladhii)
Synonyms[2][3]
  • Amphilophis Nash
  • Dichanthium sect. Bothriochloa (Kuntze) Roberty

The name is derived from the Greek words "bothrio" meaning "trench" and "chloa" meaning "blade of grass."[7]

The following species are recognised:[3]

Formerly included[3]

See Capillipedium, Dichanthium, Euclasta, Hemisorghum and Pseudosorghum.

  • Bothriochloa assimilisCapillipedium assimile
  • Bothriochloa concanensisDichanthium concanense
  • Bothriochloa foulkesiiDichanthium foulkesii
  • Bothriochloa gracilisPseudosorghum fasciculare
  • Bothriochloa kwashotensisCapillipedium kwashotense
  • Bothriochloa parvifloraCapillipedium parviflorum
  • Bothriochloa pictaCapillipedium assimile
  • Bothriochloa piptantheraEuclasta condylotricha
  • Bothriochloa spicigeraCapillipedium spicigerum
  • Bothriochloa tuberculataDichanthium annulatum
  • Bothriochloa venustaHemisorghum venustum
  • Bothriochloa yunnanensisPseudosorghum fasciculare

See also

References

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