Myriostachya

Myriostachya
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Subfamily: Chloridoideae
Genus: Myriostachya
(Benth.) Hook.f.
Species:
M. wightiana
Binomial name
Myriostachya wightiana
Synonyms
  • Eragrostis sect. Myriostachya Benth.
  • Leptochloa wightiana Nees ex Steud
  • Eragrostis wightiana (Nees ex Steud.) Benth.
  • Festuca natans Buch.-Ham. ex Wall.
  • Dinebra verticillata Wight ex Steud.
  • Myriostachya wightiana var. longispicula Hook.f.
  • Myriostachya longispicula (Hook.f.) Senaratna

Myriostachya is a genus of Asian plants in the grass family. The only known species is Myriostachya wightiana, native to India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Thailand, Sumatra, and Peninsular Malaysia.

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