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Centropodia forsskalii ''Centropodia'' is a genus of Asian and African plants in the Poaceae, grass family. ; Species * ''Centropodia forsskalii'' (Vahl) Cope - Sahara, Middle East, Central Asia * ''Centropodia fragilis'' (Guinet & Sauvage) Cope - Sahara , Sinai Penin ...
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Middle East The Middle East ( ar, الشرق الأوسط, ISO 233: ) is a geopolitical region commonly encompassing Arabian Peninsula, Arabia (including the Arabian Peninsula and Bahrain), Anatolia, Asia Minor (Asian part of Turkey except Hatay Pro ...
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Central Asia Central Asia, also known as Middle Asia, is a subregion, region of Asia that stretches from the Caspian Sea in the west to western China and Mongolia in the east, and from Afghanistan and Iran in the south to Russia in the north. It includes t ...
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Centropodia fragilis ''Centropodia'' is a genus of Asian and African plants in the grass family. ; Species * ''Centropodia forsskalii'' (Vahl) Cope - Sahara, Middle East, Central Asia * '' Centropodia fragilis'' (Guinet & Sauvage) Cope - Sahara , Sinai, Arabian Pen ...
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Sinai Sinai commonly refers to: * Sinai Peninsula, Egypt * Mount Sinai, a mountain in the Sinai Peninsula, Egypt * Biblical Mount Sinai, the site in the Bible where Moses received the Law of God Sinai may also refer to: * Sinai, South Dakota, a place ...
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Arabian Peninsula The Arabian Peninsula, (; ar, شِبْهُ الْجَزِيرَةِ الْعَرَبِيَّة, , "Arabian Peninsula" or , , "Island of the Arabs") or Arabia, is a peninsula of Western Asia, situated northeast of Africa on the Arabian Plate ...
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Centropodia glauca ''Centropodia glauca'', also known as ghagras or ikagras is a species of grass endemic to Namibia, South Africa, Kenya and Botswana. The occurrence of this grass is proof of well-preserved sandveld. The grass is very hardy and can thrive in dry ...
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Botswana Botswana (, ), officially the Republic of Botswana ( tn, Lefatshe la Botswana, label=Setswana, ), is a landlocked country in Southern Africa. Botswana is topographically flat, with approximately 70 percent of its territory being the Kalahar ...
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Namibia Namibia (, ), officially the Republic of Namibia, is a country in Southern Africa. Its western border is the Atlantic Ocean. It shares land borders with Zambia and Angola to the north, Botswana to the east and South Africa to the south and ea ...
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South Africa South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa. It is bounded to the south by of coastline that stretch along the South Atlantic and Indian Oceans; to the north by the neighbouring countri ...
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Centropodia mossamedensis ''Centropodia'' is a genus of Asian and African plants in the grass family. ; Species * ''Centropodia forsskalii'' (Vahl) Cope - Sahara, Middle East, Central Asia * '' Centropodia fragilis'' (Guinet & Sauvage) Cope - Sahara , Sinai, Arabian Pen ...
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Namibia Namibia (, ), officially the Republic of Namibia, is a country in Southern Africa. Its western border is the Atlantic Ocean. It shares land borders with Zambia and Angola to the north, Botswana to the east and South Africa to the south and ea ...


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List of Poaceae genera The true grasses ( Poaceae) are one of the largest plant families, with around 12,000 species and roughly 800 genera. They contain, among others, the cereal crop species and other plants of economic importance, such as the bamboos, and several i ...


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Chloridoideae Poaceae genera {{Chloridoideae-stub