Ophiochloa

Ophiochloa is a genus of Brazilian plants in the grass family.[1][2]

Ophiochloa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
(unranked):
Angiosperms
(unranked):
Monocots
(unranked):
Commelinids
Order:
Poales
Family:
Poaceae
Tribe:
Paniceae
Genus:
Ophiochloa

Filg., Davidse & Zuloaga
Type species
Ophiochloa hydrolithica
Filg., Davidse & Zuloaga

Ophiochloa is closely related to Axonopus, and some authorities consider the two groups to be a single genus. It is found on serpentine soils in the State of Goiás in central Brazil[3]

Species[4][5]
  • Ophiochloa bryoides G.H.Rua, R.C.Oliveira & Valls - Goiás
  • Ophiochloa hydrolithica Filg., Davidse & Zuloaga - Goiás

References
  1. Grassbase - The World Online Grass Flora
  2. Filgueiras, Tarciso S., Davidse, Gerrit & Zuloaga, Fernando Omar 1993. Ophiochloa, a new endemic serpentine grass genus (Poaceae: Paniceae) from the Brazilian cerrado vegetation. Novon 3(4): 360–366
  3. "Name - Axonopus synonyms". Tropicos. Saint Louis, Missouri: Missouri Botanical Garden. Retrieved March 8, 2013.
  4. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  5. The Plant List search for Ophiochloa


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