''Thyridachne'' is a

genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial nom ...

of plants in the family Poaceae. The only known species is ''Thyridachne tisserantii'', native to the

Democratic Republic of the Congo The Democratic Republic of the Congo (french: République démocratique du Congo (RDC), colloquially "La RDC" ), informally Congo-Kinshasa, DR Congo, the DRC, the DROC, or the Congo, and formerly and also colloquially Zaire, is a country in ...

and the

Central African Republic The Central African Republic (CAR; ; , RCA; , or , ) is a landlocked country in Central Africa. It is bordered by Chad to the north, Sudan to the northeast, South Sudan to the southeast, the DR Congo to the south, the Republic of th ...

.The Plant List ''Thyridachne tisserantii'' C.E.Hubb.
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References

Panicoideae Grasses of Africa Flora of the Central African Republic Flora of the Democratic Republic of the Congo Monotypic Poaceae genera {{Panicoideae-stub