Microchloa

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Poales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Cladus: Archaeplastida Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Cladus: Commelinids Ordo: Poales

Familia: Poaceae
Subfamilia: Chloridoideae
Tribus: Cynodonteae
Subtribus: Eleusininae
Genus: Microchloa
Species: M. afra – M. altera – M. annua – M. cupricola – M. ensifolia – M. indica – M. kunthii

Source(s) of checklist:
Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Microchloa in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 September 19. Reference page.

Microchloa R.Br., Prodr. Fl. Nov. Holl.: 208 (1810)
Type species: Microchloa indica (L.f.) P.Beauv., Ess. Agrostogr., Atlas: 13 (1812)

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Tropics & Subtropics
- - Angola, Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Arizona, Assam, Bangladesh, Benin, Bolivia, Botswana, Burkina, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cape Provinces, Caprivi Strip, Central African Repu, Chad, Chile North, China South-Central, China Southeast, Colombia, East Himalaya, Ecuador, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Free State, Ghana, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Hainan, Honduras, India, Ivory Coast, Jawa, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Northern Provinces, Northern Territory, Oman, Peru, Philippines, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Socotra, Somalia, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Texas, Thailand, Togo, Uganda, Vietnam, Yemen, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe
- Introduced into:
  - Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Guyana, Paraguay, Uruguay, Venezuela

Brown, R. 1810. Prodromus Florae Novae Hollandiae et Insulae Van Diemen. pp. i–viii + 145–590, Londini: R.Taylor. BHL Reference page. : 208.

Govaerts, R., Nic Lughadha, E., Black, N., Turner, R. & Paton, A. 2021. The World Checklist of Vascular Plants, a continuously updated resource for exploring global plant diversity. Scientific Data 8(215): 1–10. DOI: 10.1038/s41597-021-00997-6 Reference page.

Govaerts, R. et al. 2013. Microchloa in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2013 Nov. 10. Reference page.
Simon, B.K., Clayton, W.D., Harman, K.T., Vorontsova, M., Brake, I., Healy, D. & Alfonso, Y. 2013. GrassWorld, Microchloa. Published online. Accessed: 2013 Nov. 10.
Tropicos.org 2013. Microchloa. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 10 Nov. 2013. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2013. Microchloa. Published online. Accessed: 10 Nov. 2013. Reference page.