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Exotheca

Exotheca
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
(unranked): Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Genus: Exotheca
Species: E. abyssinica
Binomial name
Exotheca abyssinica
(Hochst. ex A.Rich.) Andersson
Synonyms
  • Anthistiria abyssinica Hochst. ex A.Rich.
  • Andropogon exothecus Hack.
  • Sorghum exothecum (Hack.) Kuntze
  • Hyparrhenia abyssinica (Hochst. ex A.Rich.) Roberty
  • Andropogon monatherus A.Rich.
  • Hyparrhenia monathera (A.Rich.) Schweinf.
  • Sorghum monatherum (A.Rich.) Kuntze
  • Cymbopogon chevalieri A.Camus
  • Exotheca chevalieri (A.Camus) A.Camus ex M.Schmid

Exotheca is a genus of African and Southeast Asian plants in the grass family.

The only known species is Exotheca abyssinica, which has a disjunct (discontinuous) distribution. It is native to Vietnam and also to eastern and southeastern Africa (from Eritrea to Mozambique).



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