Ekmanochloa
Ekmanochloa is a genus of plants in the grass family. endemic to Cuba.[1][2]
| Ekmanochloa | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Poaceae |
| Subfamily: | Bambusoideae |
| Tribe: | Olyreae |
| Subtribe: | Olyrinae |
| Genus: | Ekmanochloa Hitchc. |
| Type species | |
| Ekmanochloa subaphylla | |
Description
Its habit is a perennial grass. Culms are erect; 38–63.25–100 cm long. Culm-nodes are constricted or swollen. Leaves are differentiated into sheath and blade, or with blades commonly suppressed, transferring photosynthetic function to sheath and culm. Leaf-blades are linear or lanceolate.[3]
Species
- Ekmanochloa aristata Ekman — Sierra de Moa.
- Ekmanochloa subaphylla C.L.Hitchc. — Sierra de Nipe.
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References
- Hitchcock, Albert Spear. 1936. Manual of the grasses of the West Indies 374–375. United States Bureau of Plant Industries, Miscellaneous Publication No. 243
- Grassbase - The World Online Grass Flora
- "RBG Kew: GrassBase - EkmanochloaDescription". www.kew.org. Retrieved 4 December 2016.
- Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- Zuloaga, F. O., O. Morrone & E. J. Judziewicz. 1993. Endemic herbaceous bamboo genera of Cuba (Poaceae: Bambusoideae: Olyreae). Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden 80(4): 846–861
- The Plant List search for Ekmanochloa
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