Chaetobromus
Genus of grasses
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Chaetobromus is a genus of African plants in the grass family.[4]
- Species
| Chaetobromus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Poaceae |
| Subfamily: | Danthonioideae |
| Tribe: | Danthonieae |
| Genus: | Chaetobromus Nees[1] |
| Species: | C. involucratus |
| Binomial name | |
| Chaetobromus involucratus | |
| Synonyms[2][3] | |
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There is only one known species, Chaetobromus involucratus, native to Namibia and Cape Province.[2][5]
- Subspecies[2]
Three subspecies are accepted
- Chaetobromus involucratus subsp. dregeanus (Nees) Verboom
- Chaetobromus involucratus subsp. involucratus
- Chaetobromus involucratus subsp. sericeus (Nees) Verboom
- Formerly included[2]
taxa once considered part of Chaetobromus but now regarded as better suited to Tenaxia :
- Chaetobromus fascicularis - Tenaxia stricta
- Chaetobromus strictus - Tenaxia stricta
