Ekmanochloa

Ekmanochloa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
(unranked): Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Genus: Ekmanochloa
Type species
Ekmanochloa subaphylla

Ekmanochloa is a genus of plants in the grass family. endemic to Cuba.[1][2]

Description

It's habit is a perennial grass. Culms are erect; 38–63.25–100 cm long. Culm-nodes are constricted or swollen. Leaves are differentiated into sheath and blade, or with blades commonly suppressed, transferring photosynthetic function to sheath and culm. Leaf-blades are linear or lanceolate.[3]

Species

Species include:[4] [5][6]

  • Ekmanochloa aristata Ekman — Sierra de Moa.
  • Ekmanochloa subaphylla C.L.Hitchc. — Sierra de Nipe.

References

  1. ↑ Hitchcock, Albert Spear. 1936. Manual of the grasses of the West Indies 374–375. United States Bureau of Plant Industries, Miscellaneous Publication No. 243
  2. ↑ Grassbase - The World Online Grass Flora
  3. ↑ "RBG Kew: GrassBase - EkmanochloaDescription". www.kew.org. Retrieved 4 December 2016.
  4. ↑ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  5. ↑ Zuloaga, F. O., O. Morrone & E. J. Judziewicz. 1993. Endemic herbaceous bamboo genera of Cuba (Poaceae: Bambusoideae: Olyreae). Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden 80(4): 846–861
  6. ↑ The Plant List search for Ekmanochloa


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