Trachypogon
| Trachypogon | |
|---|---|
| Trachypogon spicatus inflorescence | |
| Trachypogon spicatus habit | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Poaceae |
| Subfamily: | Panicoideae |
| Supertribe: | Andropogonodae |
| Tribe: | Andropogoneae |
| Subtribe: | Saccharinae |
| Genus: | Trachypogon Nees |
| Synonyms | |
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Trachypogon is a small genus of African and Latin American plants in the grass family. Crinkleawn grass is a common name for plants in this genus.
- Species
- Trachypogon chevalieri (Stapf) Jacq.-Fél. – western and central Africa
- Trachypogon macroglossus Trin. – Cuba, Puerto Rico, Brazil
- Trachypogon spicatus (L.f.) Kuntze – Africa, Madagascar, South America, Central America, Mexico, West Indies, United States (AZ NM TX FL)
- Trachypogon vestitus Andersson – Central and South America from Honduras to Brazil
- formerly included
see Bothriochloa Cymbopogon Heteropogon Hyparrhenia Sorghastrum Sorghum
- Trachypogon argenteus – Bothriochloa saccharoides
- Trachypogon avenaceus – Sorghum halepense
- Trachypogon hirtus – Hyparrhenia hirta
- Trachypogon laguroides – Bothriochloa laguroides
- Trachypogon minarum – Sorghastrum minarum
- Trachypogon pubescens – Hyparrhenia hirta
- Trachypogon rufus – Hyparrhenia rufa
- Trachypogon scaberrimus – Sorghastrum scaberrimus
- Trachypogon schoenanthus – Cymbopogon schoenanthus
- Trachypogon scrobiculatus – Heteropogon melanocarpus
- Trachypogon stipoides – Sorghastrum stipoides