Molinieae

	Molinieae Molinieae is a tribe of grasses, containing 11 genera, including reed ('' Phragmites'') and moor-grass ('' Molinia''). Subtribes and genera ;Subtribe Crinipinae '' Crinipes'' ''Elytrophorus'' '' Pratochloa'' '' Styppeiochloa'' ;Subtribe Moliniinae '' Hakonechloa'' '' Molinia'' '' Moliniopsis'' '' Phragmites'' ;''incertae sedis or is a term used for a taxonomy (biology), taxonomic group where its broader relationships are unknown or undefined. Alternatively, such groups are frequently referred to as "enigmatic taxa". In the system of open nomenclature, uncertainty ...'' '' Leptagrostis'' '' Piptophyllum'' '' Zenkeria'' References Poaceae tribes {{Poaceae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Leptagrostis ''Leptagrostis'' is a genus of bunchgrasses in the tribe Molinieae of the grass family, Poaceae, native to eastern Africa. The only known species is ''Leptagrostis schimperiana''. It is endemic to Ethiopia Ethiopia, officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a landlocked country located in the Horn of Africa region of East Africa. It shares borders with Eritrea to the north, Djibouti to the northeast, Somalia to the east, Ken ....Hedberg, I. & Edwards, S. (eds.) (1995). Flora of Ethiopia and Eritrea 7: 1-430. (''Leptagrostis schimperiana''); The National Herbarium, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia & The Department of Systematic Botany, Uppsala References Molinieae Grasses of Africa Endemic flora of Ethiopia Monotypic Poaceae genera Taxa named by Christian Ferdinand Friedrich Hochstetter {{Poaceae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Hakonechloa ''Hakonechloa'' is a genus of bunchgrass in the tribe Molinieae of the grass family, Poaceae, native to eastern Asia. ''Hakonechloa macra'', with the common names Hakone grass and Japanese forest grass, is the only species in the monotypic genus. It is endemic to Japan. Description ''Hakonechloa macra'' is a small, mostly shade-loving, clump-forming bunchgrass, slowly spreading in circumference. The stalks cascade in a graceful rounded fountain shape somewhat reminiscent of ''Pennisetum'' (fountain grass) but with the actual leaves resembling '' Chasmanthium''. The species tends to be between 45 cm and 60 cm (18" to 24") in height. The leaves are thin and papery and resemble many forms of bamboo. They are very flexible and have a distinctive rustling sound when the wind blows that adds to their appeal. The foliage rises from the roots on thin wiry stalks. The leaf blades are green but many color variations exist. The papery texture keeps the foliage cool to the tou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Elytrophorus ''Elytrophorus'' is a genus of Asian, African, and Australian plants in the grass family.Palisot de Beauvois, Ambroise Marie François Joseph. 1812. Essai d'une Nouvelle Agrostographie 67 in LatinPalisot de Beauvois, Ambroise Marie François Joseph. 1812. Essai d'une Nouvelle Agrostographie plate XIV (14), figure II (2 a-e) line drawing of ''Elytrophorus articulatus'' (syn of ''E. spicatus)'' [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Zenkeria (plant) ''Zenkeria'' is a genus of South Asian plants in the grass family. ; Species * '' Zenkeria elegans'' Trin. - Tamil Nadu; naturalized in Sri Lanka * '' Zenkeria jainii'' N.C.Nair, Sreek. & V.J.Nair - India * '' Zenkeria obtusiflora'' (Thwaites) Benth. - Sri Lanka * '' Zenkeria sebastinei'' A.N.Henry & Chandrab. - Kerala * '' Zenkeria stapfii'' Henrard - Tamil Nadu, Sri Lanka Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, also known historically as Ceylon, is an island country in South Asia. It lies in the Indian Ocean, southwest of the Bay of Bengal, separated from the Indian subcontinent, ... References External links Grassbase - The World Online Grass Flora Molinieae Bunchgrasses of Asia Grasses of India Flora of Sri Lanka Poaceae genera {{Poaceae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Piptophyllum ''Piptophyllum'' is a genus of plants in the grass family. The only known species is ''Piptophyllum welwitschii'', native to Angola Angola, officially the Republic of Angola, is a country on the west-Central Africa, central coast of Southern Africa. It is the second-largest Portuguese-speaking world, Portuguese-speaking (Lusophone) country in both total area and List of c .... References Molinieae Grasses of Africa Endemic flora of Angola Monotypic Poaceae genera {{Poaceae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Styppeiochloa ''Styppeiochloa'' is a genus of African plants in the grass family. ; Species * '' Styppeiochloa catherineana'' Cope & Ryves - Angola * '' Styppeiochloa gynoglossa'' (Gooss.) De Winter - Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Eswatini, Cape Province, KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, Mpumalanga, Gauteng * '' Styppeiochloa hitchcockii'' (A.Camus) Cope - Madagascar Madagascar, officially the Republic of Madagascar, is an island country that includes the island of Madagascar and numerous smaller peripheral islands. Lying off the southeastern coast of Africa, it is the world's List of islands by area, f ... References Molinieae Bunchgrasses of Africa Poaceae genera {{Poaceae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Molinia Caerulea ''Molinia caerulea'', known by the common name purple moor-grass, is a species of grass that is native to Europe, west Asia, and north Africa. It grows in locations from the lowlands up to in the Alps. Like most grasses, it grows best in acid soils, ideally pH values of between 3.5 and 5, however, it can continue to live under more extreme conditions, sometimes to as low as 2. It is common on moist heathland, bogs and moorland throughout Great Britain and Ireland. Introduced populations exist in northeastern and northwestern North America. The specific epithet ''caerulea'' means "deep blue" and refers to the purple spikelets. Description ''Molinia caerulea'' is a perennial herbaceous bunchgrass (tussock-forming), growing up to tall (taller when sheltered by gorse and heather), with many closely packed stems. The leaves are coarse, green, taper to a point, long, flat and sometimes slightly hairy on top. Due to the dense tussock it is very resistant to heath fires. Its ligule ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Crinipes ''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.Hubb. — native to Ethiopia, South Sudan, and Uganda Uganda, officially the Republic of Uganda, is a landlocked country in East Africa. It is bordered to the east by Kenya, to the north by South Sudan, to the west by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, to the south-west by Rwanda, and to the ... Former species Species formerly classified within ''Crinipes'' include: * ''Crinipes gynoglossa — Styppeiochloa gynoglossa''. * ''Crinipes longipes — Nematopoa longipes''. References Molinieae Bunchgrasses of Africa Flora of Ethiopia Flora of South Sudan Flora of Uganda Poaceae genera Taxa named by Christian Ferdinand Friedrich Hochstetter {{Poaceae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Molinia ''Molinia'', or moor grass, is a genus of two species of flowering plants in the grass family, native to damp moorland in Eurasia and northern Africa. They are both herbaceous perennial grasses. The genus is named after Juan Ignacio Molina, a 19th-century Chilean naturalist. ; Species * ''Molinia caerulea'' (L.) Moench - (purple moor grass) - Eurasia + northern Africa from Ireland + Morocco to Ethiopia + Kazakhstan; naturalized in parts of United States + Canada * '' Molinia japonica'' Hack. (Japanese moor grass) - Japan, Korea, Anhui, Zhejiang, Sakhalin, Kuril ; formerly included see '' Arctophila Catabrosa Cleistogenes Diarrhena Disakisperma Festuca Glyceria Poa Puccinellia ''Puccinellia'' is a genus of plants in the Poaceae, grass family, known as alkali grass or salt grass. These grasses grow in wet environments, often in Saline water, saline or alkaline conditions. They are native to temperate to Arctic regions ...'' References Molinieae Bunchgrasses of Afr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Phragmites ''Phragmites'' () is a genus of four species of large perennial plant, perennial reed (plant), reed Poaceae, grasses found in wetlands throughout temperate and tropical regions of the world. Taxonomy The World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, maintained by Kew Garden in London, accepts the following four species: * ''Phragmites australis'' (Antonio José Cavanilles, Cav.) Carl Bernhard von Trinius, Trin. ex Steud. – The cosmopolitan common reed * ''Phragmites japonicus'' Steud. – Japan, Korea, Ryukyu Islands, Russian Far East * ''Phragmites karka'' (Anders Johan Retzius, Retz.) Trin. ex Steud. – tropical Africa, southern Asia, Australia, some Pacific Islands, invasive in New Zealand * ''Phragmites mauritianus'' Kunth – central + southern Africa, Madagascar, Mauritius Wildlife in reed beds ''Phragmites'' stands can provide food and shelter resources for a number of birds, insects, and other animals. Habitat benefits are often optimal when stands are thinner, and ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Pratochloa ''Pratochloa'' is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Poaceae Poaceae ( ), also called Gramineae ( ), is a large and nearly ubiquitous family of monocotyledonous flowering plants commonly known as grasses. It includes the cereal grasses, bamboos, the grasses of natural grassland and species cultivate .... The only species is ''Pratochloa walteri''. It is a perennial grass native range is Namibia. References {{Taxonbar, from1=Q94579072, from2=Q95987954 Monotypic Poaceae genera Endemic flora of Namibia Grasses of Africa Molinieae ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]