Zygochloa

Zygochloa is a genus of desert plants in the grass family known only from Australia.[2][3][4][5] The only known species is Zygochloa paradoxa, commonly known as sandhill canegrass. It occurs in extremely arid areas such as the Simpson Desert.[1][6][7]

Sandhill canegrass
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Subfamily: Panicoideae
Supertribe: Panicodae
Tribe: Paniceae
Subtribe: Cenchrinae
Genus: Zygochloa
S.T.Blake
Species:
Z. paradoxa
Binomial name
Zygochloa paradoxa
Synonyms[1]
  • Neurachne paradoxa R.Br.
  • Panicum pseudoneurachne F.Muell.
  • Spinifex paradoxus (R.Br.) Benth.

References
  1. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. Blake, Stanley Thatcher. 1941. Papers from the Department of Biology, University of Queensland Papers 1(19): 7-8, figure 3
  3. Tropicos, Zygochloa S.T. Blake
  4. Ausgrass2, Grasses of Australia, Zygochloa
  5. Watson, L., and Dallwitz, M.J. 1992 onwards. The grass genera of the world Archived November 1, 2006, at the Wayback Machine: descriptions, illustrations, identification, and information retrieval; including synonyms, morphology, anatomy, physiology, phytochemistry, cytology, classification, pathogens, world and local distribution, and references. Version: 28 November 2005
  6. The Plant List Zygochloa paradoxa (R.Br.) S.T.Blake
  7. Atlas of Living Australia


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