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Taxon: Ochthochloa compressa (Forssk.) Hilu

Genus: Ochthochloa
Family: Poaceae (alt. Gramineae) subfamily: Chloridoideae.
Nomen number: 417290
Place of publication: Kew Bull. 36:560. 1981
Name verified on: 28-Sep-2000 by ARS Systematic Botanists. Last updated: 19-Oct-2001
No species priority site assigned.
Accessions: 3 in National Plant Germplasm System.
  • all available ) NPGS accessions. or .
  • all available ) NPGS accessions by country.
  • Check PlantSearch database of Botanic Gardens Conservation International for possible non-NPGS germplasm.


Distributional range:

      Native:
  • AFRICA
    Northern Africa: Egypt [s.e.]
    Northeast Tropical Africa: Djibouti; Eritrea; Ethiopia [n.e.]; Somalia; Sudan
  • ASIA-TEMPERATE
    Arabian Peninsula: Oman; Saudi Arabia; Yemen
    Western Asia: Afghanistan; Iran
  • ASIA-TROPICAL
    Indian Subcontinent: India [n.w.]; Pakistan

References:

  • Boulos, L. 1995. Flora of Egypt checklist.
  • Ghazanfar, S. A. 1992. An annotated catalogue of the vascular plants of Oman. Scripta Botanica Belgica 2.
  • Hedberg, I. & S. Edwards. 1989–. Flora of Ethiopia. (and Eritrea. 2000)
  • Nasir, E. & S. I. Ali, eds. 1970–. Flora of [West] Pakistan.
  • Thulin, M., ed. 1993–. Flora of Somalia.
  • Wood, J. R. I. 1997. A handbook of the flora of Yemen.
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Synonyms:


Check other web resources for Ochthochloa compressa (Forssk.) Hilu:


Check other web resources for images:

  • PlantSystematics.org
  • Google Images Note: Be advised that their identity may be inaccurate. Proper identification of a plant may require specialized taxonomic knowledge or comparison with properly documented herbarium material.

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USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program.
Germplasm Resources Information Network - (GRIN) [Online Database].
National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?417290 (19 May 2013)

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