Ochthochloa

Ochthochloa is a genus of desert plants in the grass family native to the Sahara and Arabian Deserts. The only known species is Ochthochloa compressa, whose native range extends from Algeria to Uttarakhand.

Ochthochloa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
(unranked):
Angiosperms
(unranked):
Monocots
(unranked):
Commelinids
Order:
Poales
Family:
Poaceae
Genus:
Ochthochloa

Species:
O. compressa
Binomial name
Ochthochloa compressa
(Forssk.) Hilu
Synonyms
  • Ochthocloa Edgew., alternate spelling
  • Panicum compressum Forssk.
  • Eleusine compressa (Forssk.) Asch. & Schweinf. ex C.Chr.
  • Cynosurus ternatus Forssk.
  • Eleusine stolonifera R.Br.
  • Eleusine flagellifera Nees
  • Ochthochloa dactyloides Edgew.
  • Eleusine caespitosa A.Rich.
  • Eleusine arabica Hochst. ex Steud.
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