Stenotaphrum


Stenotaphrum is a widespread genus of plants in the grass family.
The name is derived from the Greek words στενός, meaning "narrow", and τάφρος, meaning "trench". It refers to cavities in the raceme axis.
; SpeciesStenotaphrum clavigerum Stapf – Aldabra Island and Assumption Island Stenotaphrum dimidiatum Brongn. – Pembagrass – Tanzania, Mozambique, South Africa, Madagascar + other Indian Ocean islands, Indian subcontinent, Myanmar, Thailand, Pen MalaysiaStenotaphrum helferi Munro ex Hook.f. – Myanmar, Thailand, Pen Malaysia, Vietnam, Philippines, Fujian, Guangdong, Hainan, YunnanStenotaphrum micranthum C.E.Hubb – Tanzania, Queensland; various islands of Indian + Pacific Oceans + South China SeaStenotaphrum oostachyum Baker – MadagascarStenotaphrum secundatum Kuntze – St. Augustine grass, Charleston grass, "buffalo grass" – Americas from Virginia + California to UruguayStenotaphrum unilaterale Baker – Madagascar
; formerly included
see Parapholis