Supriya Ghosh (Editor)

Chaetobromus

Updated on
Edit
Like
Comment
Share on FacebookTweet on TwitterShare on LinkedInShare on Reddit
Kingdom
  
Plantae

Family
  
Poaceae

Higher classification
  
Grasses

Order
  
Poales

Subfamily
  
Danthonioideae

Rank
  
Genus

People also search for
  
Notochloe, Pseudopentameris

Chaetobromus is a genus of African plants in the grass family.

Species

There is only one known species, Chaetobromus involucratus, native to Namibia and Cape Province.

Subspecies

Three subspecies are accepted

  1. Chaetobromus involucratus subsp. dregeanus (Nees) Verboom
  2. Chaetobromus involucratus subsp. involucratus
  3. Chaetobromus involucratus subsp. sericeus (Nees) Verboom
formerly included

taxa once considered part of Chaetobromus but now regarded as better suited to Tenaxia :

  • Chaetobromus fascicularis - Tenaxia stricta
  • Chaetobromus strictus - Tenaxia stricta
  • References

    Chaetobromus Wikipedia