''Cleistochloa'' is a

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es in the family

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, found in southwestern in

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. They are native to

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and

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(island).

Species

Species include: * ''

Cleistochloa rigida ''Cleistochloa'' is a genus of bunchgrasses in the family Poaceae, found in southwestern in Oceania. They are native to Australia and New Guinea (island). Species Species include: * '' Cleistochloa rigida'' (S.T.Blake) Clayton - Queensland, New ...

'' (S.T.Blake) Clayton -

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* ''

Cleistochloa sclerachne ''Cleistochloa'' is a genus of bunchgrasses in the family Poaceae, found in southwestern in Oceania. They are native to Australia and New Guinea (island). Species Species include: * '' Cleistochloa rigida'' (S.T.Blake) Clayton - Queensland, New ...

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* ''

Cleistochloa subjuncea ''Cleistochloa'' is a genus of bunchgrasses in the family Poaceae, found in southwestern in Oceania. They are native to Australia and New Guinea (island). Species Species include: * '' Cleistochloa rigida'' (S.T.Blake) Clayton - Queensland, New ...

'' C.E.Hubb. -

References

Panicoideae Bunchgrasses of Australasia Flora of New Guinea Poaceae genera Taxa named by Charles Edward Hubbard {{Panicoideae-stub