Centrolepis

Centrolepis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Monocots
(unranked):	Commelinids
Order:	Poales
Family:	Centrolepidaceae
Genus:	Centrolepis Labillardiere
Species
About 30 species, including: Centrolepis alepyroides Centrolepis aristata Centrolepis asiatica Centrolepis banksii Centrolepis caespitosa Centrolepis cambodiana Centrolepis cephaloformis Centrolepis ciliata Centrolepis curta Centrolepis drummondiana Centrolepis eremica Centrolepis exserta Centrolepis fascicularis Centrolepis glabra Centrolepis hainanensis Centrolepis humillima Centrolepis inconspicua Centrolepis miboroides Centrolepis minima Centrolepis monogyna Centrolepis muscoides Centrolepis mutica Centrolepis pallida Centrolepis pedderensis Centrolepis phillippinensis Centrolepis pilosa Centrolepis polygyna Centrolepis strigosa

Centrolepis is a genus of small herbaceous plants in the family Centrolepidaceae known as thorn grass scales, with about 25 species native to Australia, New Zealand, and south-east Asia extending to Hainan Dao. ^[1]

Centrolepis species are all tufted plants with narrow leaves from the base. Flowers are tiny and wind-pollinated, in highly condensed inflorescences enclosed between a pair of bracts that often have leaf-like points.

References

1. ^ Cooke, D.A. (1992) A taxonomic revision of Centrolepis Labill. in Australia. Journal of the Adelaide Botanic Garden 15: 1-64.