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Stenotaphrum

Stenotaphrum
Starr 031108-0098 Stenotaphrum secundatum.jpg
St. Augustine grass
(Stenotaphrum secundatum)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
(unranked): Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Subfamily: Panicoideae
Tribe: Paniceae
Genus: Stenotaphrum
Trin.
Type species
Stenotaphrum glabrum
(syn of S. dimidiatum)
Trin.
Synonyms
  • Diastemenanthe Desv.
  • Ophiurinella Desv.

Stenotaphrum is a widespread genus of plants in the grass family.

The name is derived from the Greek words στενός (stenos), meaning "narrow", and τάϕρος (taphros), meaning "trench." It refers to cavities in the raceme axis.


see Parapholis


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