Wikiwand AI

Andropogon bentii

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Andropogon bentii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Subfamily: Panicoideae
Genus: Andropogon
Species:
A. bentii
Binomial name
Andropogon bentii

Andropogon bentii is a species of grass in the family Poaceae. It is found only in the Socotra archipelago in the Indian Ocean, a part of Yemen.[2] Its natural habitat is succulent and dwarf shrubland on limestone escarpments and plateaus. It takes its name from its collector (1897), the British explorer Theodore Bent.

Related Articles

Timelines

Top Qs

Fact Checks