Phaenanthoecium

Phaenanthoecium
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Subfamily: Danthonioideae
Tribe: Danthonieae
Genus: Phaenanthoecium
C.E.Hubb.
Species:
P. koestlinii
Binomial name
Phaenanthoecium koestlinii
(Hochst. ex A.Rich.) C.E.Hubb.
Synonyms
  • Danthonia koestlinii Hochst. ex A.Rich.
  • Streblochaete schimperi Hochst. ex Steud.
  • Streblochaete koestlinii T.Durand & Schinz

Phaenanthoecium is a genus of plants in the grass family. The only known species is Phaenanthoecium koestlinii, native to Northeast Tropical Africa (Sudan, Ethiopia and Eritrea) and Yemen.