''Crinipes'' is a

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of plants in the Poaceae−grass family native to central

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Species

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Crinipes abyssinicus ''Crinipes'' is a genus of plants in the Poaceae−grass family native to central Africa. Species Species of ''Crinipes'' include: * '' Crinipes abyssinicus'' (Hochst. ex A. Braun) Hochst. — endemic to Ethiopia * '' Crinipes longifolius'' C. ...

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endemic Endemism is the state of a species being found in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found elsew ...

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Crinipes longifolius ''Crinipes'' is a genus of plants in the Poaceae−grass family native to central Africa. Species Species of ''Crinipes'' include: * ''Crinipes abyssinicus'' (Hochst. ex A. Braun) Hochst. — endemic to Ethiopia * '' Crinipes longifolius'' C.E ...

'' C.E.Hubb. — native to Ethiopia,

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Former species

Species formerly classified within ''Crinipes'' include: * ''Crinipes gynoglossa — Styppeiochloa gynoglossa''. * ''Crinipes longipes —

Nematopoa longipes ''Nematopoa'' is a genus of African plants in the grass family. The only known species is ''Nematopoa longipes'', native to Zambia and Zimbabwe Zimbabwe (), officially the Republic of Zimbabwe, is a landlocked country located in Southeas ...

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References

Molinieae Bunchgrasses of Africa Flora of Ethiopia Flora of South Sudan Flora of Uganda Poaceae genera {{Poaceae-stub