Cleistachne
Genus of grasses
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Cleistachne is a genus of African and Asian plants in the grass family. The only known species is Cleistachne sorghoides, native to Eastern Africa and Southeastern Africa (from Ethiopia to Mpumalanga), and parts of Asia (Oman, Odisha State in India).[3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10]
| Cleistachne | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Spermatophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Poaceae |
| Subfamily: | Panicoideae |
| Supertribe: | Andropogonodae |
| Tribe: | Andropogoneae |
| Subtribe: | Saccharinae |
| Genus: | Cleistachne Benth.[1][2] |
| Species: | C. sorghoides |
| Binomial name | |
| Cleistachne sorghoides | |
