Perotis (plant)
| Perotis | |
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| Perotis indica | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Poaceae |
| Subfamily: | Chloridoideae |
| Tribe: | Cynodonteae |
| Subtribe: | Perotidinae |
| Genus: | Perotis Aiton |
| Type species | |
| Perotis latifolia (syn. of P. indica) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Perotis is a genus of Asian, African, and Australian plants in the grass family.[2][3]
- Species[4]
- Perotis acanthoneuron Cope - Somalia
- Perotis arenacea (Judz.) P.M.Peterson - Madagascar
- Perotis clarksonii Veldkamp - Queensland
- Perotis flavinodula Mez - Tanzania
- Perotis hildebrandtii Mez - West Africa (Sierra Leone to Nigeria), East Africa (Ethiopia to Tanzania), Madagascar, Seychelles
- Perotis hordeiformis Nees ex Hook. & Arn. - China, Southeast Asia, Indian Subcontinent, New Guinea
- Perotis humbertii A.Camus - Madagascar
- Perotis indica (L.) Kuntze - China, Southeast Asia, Indian Subcontinent, New Guinea, Tropical Africa, Madagascar, Réunion
- Perotis leptopus Pilg. - from Tanzania to Namibia
- Perotis ornithocephala (Hook.) P.M.Peterson - India, Sri Lanka
- Perotis patens Gand. - Sub-Saharan Africa, Madagascar
- Perotis pilosa Cope - Kenya
- Perotis rara R.Br. - China, Southeast Asia, New Guinea, Australia
- Perotis scabra Willd. ex Trin. - Senegal, Gambia, Sierra Leone, Burkina Faso
- Perotis somalensis Chiov. - Somalia
- Perotis vaginata Hack. - from Burundi to Namibia
- formerly included[4]
see Chaetium Mosdenia Pennisetum Pogonatherum
- Perotis cubana - Chaetium cubanum
- Perotis latifolia Eckl. ex Steud. 1841 not Aiton 1789 - Pennisetum macrourum
- Perotis phleoides - Mosdenia leptostachys
- Perotis polystachya - Pogonatherum paniceum
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Perotis Aiton". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 14 April 2024.
- ^ Aiton, William 1789. Hortus Kewensis 1: 85
- ^ Grassbase - The World Online Grass Flora
- ^ a b Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ^ The Plant List search for Perotis
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