Urochondra

Urochondra is a genus of plants in the grass family.^[3][4][5] The only known species is Urochondra setulosa, native to northeastern Africa (Djibouti, Eritrea, Sudan, Somalia, Socotra) and southwestern Asia (Saudi Arabia, Oman, Yemen, northwestern India, and Sindh Province in Pakistan).^[2][6] The species grows in coastal sand dunes, salt marshes and estuaries.^[7]

Clade:Tracheophytes

Clade:Angiosperms

Clade:Monocots

Clade:Commelinids

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Urochondra
Urochondra setulosa in India
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Clade:	Commelinids
Order:	Poales
Family:	Poaceae
Subfamily:	Chloridoideae
Tribe:	Zoysieae
Subtribe:	Zoysiinae
Genus:	Urochondra C.E.Hubb.[1]
Species:	U. setulosa
Binomial name
Urochondra setulosa (Trin.) C.E.Hubb.[1]
Synonyms[2]
Vilfa setulosa Trin. Sporobolus setulosus (Trin.) A.Terracc. Crypsis setulosa (Trin.) Mez Heleochloa setulosa (Trin.) Blatt. & McCann Agrostis elatior Steud. Crypsis dura Boiss. Heleochloa dura (Boiss.) Boiss. Heleochloa dura subsp. kuriensis Vierh. Heterochloa dura (Boiss.) Balf.f.

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