Exotheca

Exotheca is a monotypic genus of African and Southeast Asian plants in the grass family.^[2][3][4]

Clade:Tracheophytes

Clade:Angiosperms

Clade:Monocots

Clade:Commelinids

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Exotheca
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Clade:	Commelinids
Order:	Poales
Family:	Poaceae
Subfamily:	Panicoideae
Supertribe:	Andropogonodae
Tribe:	Andropogoneae
Subtribe:	Andropogoninae
Genus:	Exotheca Andersson
Species:	E. abyssinica
Binomial name
Exotheca abyssinica (Hochst. ex A.Rich.) Andersson
Synonyms[1]
Anthistiria abyssinica Hochst. ex A.Rich. Andropogon exothecus Hack. Sorghum exothecum (Hack.) Kuntze Hyparrhenia abyssinica (Hochst. ex A.Rich.) Roberty Andropogon monatherus A.Rich. Hyparrhenia monathera (A.Rich.) Schweinf. Sorghum monatherum (A.Rich.) Kuntze Cymbopogon chevalieri A.Camus Exotheca chevalieri (A.Camus) A.Camus ex M.Schmid

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The only known species is Exotheca abyssinica, which has a disjunct (discontinuous) distribution. It is native to Vietnam, Eastern Africa, and Southeastern Africa (from Eritrea to Mozambique).^{[1][5][6][7][8][9][10][11]}