Munroa

Munroa
Munroa squarrosa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Subfamily: Chloridoideae
Tribe: Cynodonteae
Subtribe: Scleropogoninae
Genus: Munroa
Torr. 1857 not Hack. 1887
Type species
Munroa squarrosa
(Nutt.) Torr.
Synonyms
  • Monroa Torr., alternate spelling
  • Hemimunroa Parodi

Munroa is a genus of New World plants in the grass family, native to North and South America.

Species
formerly included

see Blepharidachne

  • Munroa benthamiana - Blepharidachne benthamiana