Acritochaete | |
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Scientific classification
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Clade: | Commelinids |
Order: | Poales |
Family: | Poaceae |
Subfamily: | Panicoideae |
Supertribe: | Panicodae |
Tribe: | Paniceae |
Subtribe: | Cenchrinae |
Genus: |
Acritochaete Pilg. |
Species: | A. volkensii
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Binomial name | |
Acritochaete volkensii | |
Synonyms [1] | |
Oplismenus volkensii (Pilg.) Mez ex Peter |
Acritochaete is a genus of African plants in the grass family. [2] [3] [4]
The only known species is Acritochaete volkensii, native to Nigeria, Cameroon, islands of the Gulf of Guinea, Zaïre, Burundi, Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Ethiopia, and South Sudan. [1] [5] [6]