Gilgiochloa
Genus of grasses
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Gilgiochloa is a genus of African plants in the grass family.[2][3]
| Gilgiochloa | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Poaceae |
| Subfamily: | Panicoideae |
| Tribe: | Tristachyideae |
| Genus: | Gilgiochloa Pilg. |
| Species: | G. indurata |
| Binomial name | |
| Gilgiochloa indurata | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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The genus is named after German botanist Ernest Friedrich Gilg (1867–1933) by Robert Knud Friedrich Pilger.
The only known species is Gilgiochloa indurata, native to Rwanda, Burundi, Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique, and Zambia.[1][4][5][6][7]
