Anomochloa


Anomochloa is a monotypic genus of flowering plants in the grass family, Poaceae. It is one of the two genera in its subfamily and the only genus in the tribe Anomochloeae. The only known species is Anomochloa marantoidea, native to the State of Bahia in eastern Brazil.

Description

Vegetative characteristics

Anomochloa is a terrestrial, perennial, rhizomatous herb.

Generative characteristics

The oblong, laterally compressed 10 mm long, and 2.5 mm wide caryopsis has an adherent pericarp.

Cytology

The diploid chromosome count of Anomochloa is 2n = 36.

Taxonomy

It was published by Adolphe Théodore Brongniart in 1851. Within the subfamily Anomochlooideae, it is placed in its own monotypic tribe Anomochloeae.

Conservation

It is an endangered and extremely rare species.