- Hyparrhenia
Taxobox
name = "Hyparrhenia"
image_width = 250px
image_caption = "Hyparrhenia rufa "
regnum =Plant ae
divisio =Magnoliophyta
classis =Liliopsida
ordo =Poales
familia =Poaceae
subfamilia =Panicoideae
genus = "Hyparrhenia"
genus_authority = Andersson ex Fourn.
subdivision_ranks = Species
subdivision = About 55; see text"Hyparrhenia" is a genus of grasses. Many species are known commonly as thatching grass. They are mostly native to tropical Africa; some can be found in warmer areas in temperate Eurasia. These are annual and perennial bunch grasses. The
inflorescence branches into twin spikes of paired spikelets.Species include:
*"Hyparrhenia anamesa "
*"Hyparrhenia arrhenobasis "
*"Hyparrhenia barteri "
*"Hyparrhenia coleotricha "
*"Hyparrhenia confinis "
*"Hyparrhenia exarmata "
*"Hyparrhenia figariana "
*"Hyparrhenia formosa "
*"Hyparrhenia gazensis "
*"Hyparrhenia hirta "
*"Hyparrhenia involucrata "
*"Hyparrhenia madaropoda "
*"Hyparrhenia multiplex "
*"Hyparrhenia nyassae "
*"Hyparrhenia praetermissa "
*"Hyparrhenia rudis "
*"Hyparrhenia rufa "
*"Hyparrhenia tamba "
*"Hyparrhenia umbrosa "External links
* [http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/get_JM_treatment.pl?8738,9067 Jepson Manual Treatment]
* [http://herbarium.usu.edu/webmanual/info2.asp?name=Hyparrhenia&type=treatment Grass Manual Treatment]
* [http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=HYPAR USDA Plants: North American Species]
* [http://www.junglephotos.com/africa/afplants/grasses/hyparrhenia.shtml Photo: Double Spikes]
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