''Eleusine'' is a genus of

Asia Asia (, ) is one of the world's most notable geographical regions, which is either considered a continent in its own right or a subcontinent of Eurasia, which shares the continental landmass of Afro-Eurasia with Africa. Asia covers an area ...

Africa Africa is the world's second-largest and second-most populous continent, after Asia in both cases. At about 30.3 million km2 (11.7 million square miles) including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of Earth's total surface area ...

n, and South American 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 ...

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Eleusine coracana ''Eleusine coracana'', or finger millet, also known as ragi in India, kodo in Nepal, is an annual herbaceous plant widely grown as a cereal crop in the arid and semiarid areas in Africa and Asia. It is a tetraploid and self-pollinating species ...

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finger millet ''Eleusine coracana'', or finger millet, also known as ragi in India, kodo in Nepal, is an annual herbaceous plant widely grown as a cereal crop in the arid and semiarid areas in Africa and Asia. It is a tetraploid and self-pollinating species ...

, cultivated as a

cereal grain A cereal is any grass cultivated for the edible components of its grain (botanically, a type of fruit called a caryopsis), composed of the endosperm, germ, and bran. Cereal grain crops are grown in greater quantities and provide more food ...

in India and parts of

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Eleusine africana ''Eleusine'' is a genus of Asian, African, and South American plants in the grass family,Eleusine coracana ''Eleusine coracana'', or finger millet, also known as ragi in India, kodo in Nepal, is an annual herbaceous plant widely grown as a cereal crop in the arid and semiarid areas in Africa and Asia. It is a tetraploid and self-pollinating species ...

'' – tropical Africa; naturalized in parts of Asia (Arabia, India, China, Japan, Indonesia, etc.), Western Australia, Fiji, Micronesia, etc. * '' Eleusine floccifolia'' – Eritrea, Ethiopia, Somalia, Yemen * '' Eleusine indica'' – Asia, Africa, Papuasia; naturalized in Mediterranean, Australia, Americas, various islands * '' Eleusine intermedia'' – Kenya, Ethiopia * '' Eleusine jaegeri'' – Kenya, Ethiopia, Tanzania, Uganda * '' Eleusine kigeziensis'' – Ethiopia, Uganda, Zaïre, Rwanda, Burundi * '' Eleusine multiflora'' – Kenya, Ethiopia, Tanzania, Eritrea, Yemen, Saudi Arabia; naturalized in South Africa, Mexico, Lesotho * ''

Eleusine semisterilis ''Eleusine'' is a genus of Asian, African, and South American plants in the grass family,Eleusine tristachya ''Eleusine'' is a genus of Asian, African, and South American plants in the grass family,Acrachne ''Acrachne'' is a genus of Asian, African, and Australian plants in the grass family. Species in the genus are commonly known as goosegrass. ; Species * '' Acrachne henrardiana'' (Bor.) S.M. Phillips – Tamil Nadu * '' Acrachne perrieri'' (A. ...

Aeluropus

Chloris In Greek mythology, the name Chloris (; Greek Χλωρίς ''Chlōrís'', from χλωρός ''chlōrós'', meaning "greenish-yellow", "pale green", "pale", "pallid", or "fresh") appears in a variety of contexts. Some clearly refer to different char ...

Coelachyrum ''Coelachyrum'' is a genus of Asian and African plants in the grass family. ; Species * '' Coelachyrum brevifolium'' Hochst. & Nees - Algeria, Egypt, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Chad, Sudan, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Somalia, Oman, Yemen, Saudi ...

Dactyloctenium ''Dactyloctenium'' is a genus of Asian, African, and Australian plants in the grass family. There are about 13 species in the genus in the world, in which 3 are known to occur in India. A common name for the plants is crowfoot grasses. ;Specie ...

Dinebra ''Dinebra'' is a genus of Asian, African, and Pacific Island plants in the grass family. ; Species * '' Dinebra haareri'' (Stapf & C.E.Hubb.) P.M.Peterson & N.Snow - Kenya, Tanzania * '' Dinebra marquisensis'' (F.Br.) P.M.Peterson & N.Snow - Ma ...

Disakisperma

Eragrostis ''Eragrostis'' is a large and widespread genus of plants in the grass family, found in many countries on all inhabited continents and many islands. ''Eragrostis'' is commonly known as lovegrass or canegrass. The name of the genus is derived fr ...

Harpochloa ''Harpochloa'' is a genus of African plants in the grass family, common name caterpillar grass. SpeciesGibbs Russell, G. E., W. G. M. Welman, E. Retief, K. L. Immelman, G. Germishuizen, B. J. Pienaar, M. Van Wyk & A. Nicholas. 1987. List of spec ...

Leptochloa ''Leptochloa'' is a widespread genus of Asian, African, Australian, and American plants in the grass family. Members of the genus are commonly known as sprangletops. The generic name is derived from the Greek words ληπτος (''leptos''), m ...

Ochthochloa ''Ochthochloa'' is a genus of desert plants in the grass family native to the Sahara and Arabian Deserts. The only known species is ''Ochthochloa compressa'', whose native range extends from Algeria to Uttarakhand Uttarakhand ( , or ; , ) ...

Sclerodactylon ''Sclerodactylon'' is a genus of plants in the grass family, native to eastern Africa and to various islands in the Indian Ocean. ;Species The only known species is ''Sclerodactylon macrostachyum'', native to Tanzania, Mozambique, Madagascar, C ...

Uniola

Wangenheimia ''Wangenheimia '' is a monotypic genus of plants in the grass family. The only known species is ''Wangenheimia lima'',

References

External links

Jepson Manual Treatment

Grass Manual Treatment
Chloridoideae Poaceae genera {{Chloridoideae-stub