''Capillipedium'' (common name scented-tops) is a
genus of plants in the
grass family
Poaceae () or Gramineae () is a large and nearly ubiquitous family of monocotyledonous flowering plants commonly known as grasses. It includes the cereal grasses, bamboos and the grasses of natural grassland and species cultivated in lawns and ...
. They are native to
Africa,
Asia,
Australia
Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous List of islands of Australia, sma ...
, and certain islands in the
Western Pacific.
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; formerly included[
see '']Hemisorghum
''Hemisorghum'' is a genus of Asian plants in the grass family.
; Species
* '' Hemisorghum mekongense'' ( A.Camus) C.E.Hubb. ex Bor - Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam
* '' Hemisorghum venustum'' (Thwaites) Clayton - Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
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* ''Capillipedium venustum - Hemisorghum venustum
''Hemisorghum'' is a genus of Asian plants in the grass family.
; Species
* ''Hemisorghum mekongense'' ( A.Camus) C.E.Hubb. ex Bor - Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam
* '' Hemisorghum venustum'' (Thwaites) Clayton - Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
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See also
* List of Poaceae genera
References
External links
Grassbase - The World Online Grass Flora
Panicoideae
Poaceae genera
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