Perotis ornithocephala

Perotis ornithocephala
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Subfamily: Chloridoideae
Genus: Perotis
Species:
P. ornithocephala
Binomial name
Perotis ornithocephala
(Hook.) P.M.Peterson
Synonyms
  • Holboellia ornithocephala Hook.
  • Lopholepis ornithocephala (Hook.) Steud.

Perotis ornithocephala is a species of flowering plant in the grass family Poaceae, native to India and Sri Lanka. When placed in the monotypic genus Lopholepis as Lopholepis ornithocephala, it was the only species.