| Cleistogenes | |
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| Cleistogenes serotina | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Monocots |
| (unranked): | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Poaceae |
| Genus: |
Cleistogenes Keng |
| Type species | |
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Cleistogenes serotina (L.) Keng. |
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| Synonyms | |
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Kengia Packer |
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Kengia Packer
Cleistogenes is a genus of Eurasian flowering plants in the grass family.
The name Cleistogenes was for a time considered an invalidly published name synonymous with Kengia, but revisions to the Code of Nomenclature have reversed this situation. Cleistogenes is now the correct name.
see Orinus