Sclerodactylon

Sclerodactylon is a genus of plants in the grass family, native to eastern Africa and to various islands in the Indian Ocean.

Species

Sclerodactylon
The grass in the foreground is Sclerodactylon macrostachyum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
(unranked):
Angiosperms
(unranked):
Monocots
(unranked):
Commelinids
Order:
Poales
Family:
Poaceae
Genus:
Sclerodactylon

Species:
S. macrostachyum
Binomial name
Sclerodactylon macrostachyum
Type species
Sclerodactylon juncifolium
Synonyms
  • Eleusine macrostachya Benth.
  • Eleusine juncea Bojer
  • Sclerodactylon juncifolium Stapf

The only known species is Sclerodactylon macrostachyum, native to Tanzania, Mozambique, Madagascar, Comoros, Aldabra, Seychelles, and the Andaman & Nicobar Islands.

formerly included

see Acrachne

  • Sclerodactylon micrandrum - Acrachne racemosa
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