Chloris cubensis

Chloris cubensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
(unranked): Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Subfamily: Chloridoideae
Genus: Chloris
Species: C. cubensis
Binomial name
Chloris cubensis
Hitchc. & Ekman
Synonyms[1]
  • Chloris sagraeana subsp. cubensis (Hitchc. & Ekman) Cat.

Chloris cubensis is a species of grass native to the islands of the Caribbean.[2][3] It has been collected in Cuba, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Jamaica, Antigua, Barbados, and Guadeloupe. Common name in English is Cuban windmill grass.


References

  1. The Plant List, Chloris cubensis
  2. Hitchcock,Albert Spear, & Erik Leonard Ekman, Manual of the grasses of the West Indies 131. 1936.
  3. Catasús Guerra, Luis Joaquín. Fontqueria 44: 145. 1996.
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