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Rottboellia

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Kingdom
  
Plantae

Family
  
Poaceae

Rank
  
Genus

Order
  
Poales

Higher classification
  
Grasses

Rottboellia Itchgrass Rottboellia cochinchinensis Feedipedia

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Rottboellia cochinchinensis, Grasses, Ischaemum, Hemarthria, Phacelurus

Rottboellia (commonly called itch grass) is a genus of African, Asian, and Australian plants in the grass family.

The genus was named in honour of Danish botanist Christen Friis Rottbøll (1727-1797).

Species
  1. Rottboellia cochinchinensis (Lour.) Clayton - Africa, Asia, Australia
  2. Rottboellia coelorachis G.Forst. - New Caledonia, Vanuatu
  3. Rottboellia goalparensis Bor - Assam
  4. Rottboellia laevispica Keng - Anhui, Jiangsu
  5. Rottboellia paradoxa de Koning & Sosef - Philippines
  6. Rottboellia purpurascens Robyns - tropical Africa
Rottboellia Itch grass Rottboellia exaltata iNaturalistorg
Formerly included

Numerous species now considered better suited to other genera: Chasmopodium, Coelorachis, Elionurus, Eremochloa, Glyphochloa, Hainardia, Hemarthria, Henrardia, Heteropholis, Ischaemum, Lasiurus, Lolium, Loxodera, Manisuris, Mnesithea, Muhlenbergia, Ophiuros, Oropetium, Parapholis, Phacelurus, Pholiurus, Psilurus, Ratzeburgia, Rhytachne, Schizachyrium, Spartina, Stenotaphrum, Thaumastochloa, Urelytrum and Xerochloa.

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Rottboellia Flora of Zimbabwe Species information individual images

Rottboellia Flora of Zimbabwe Species information individual images

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References

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