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Chloris cubensis

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Chloris cubensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Genus: Chloris
Species:
C. cubensis
Binomial name
Chloris cubensis
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

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  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.