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Dregeochloa calviniensis ''Dregeochloa'' is a genus of African plants in the Poaceae, grass family. ''Dregeochloa'' is most remarkable for the species ''D. pumila,'' the only known example of leaf Succulent plant, succulence in the entire Poaceae, grass family. ; Speci ...

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