Sclerodactylon
| Sclerodactylon | |
|---|---|
| The grass in the foreground is Sclerodactylon macrostachyum | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Poaceae |
| Subfamily: | Chloridoideae |
| Tribe: | Cynodonteae |
| Genus: | Sclerodactylon Stapf |
| Species: | S. macrostachyum |
| Binomial name | |
| Sclerodactylon macrostachyum | |
| Synonyms | |
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Sclerodactylon is a genus of plants in the grass family, native to eastern Africa and to various islands in the Indian Ocean.
- Species
The only known species is Sclerodactylon macrostachyum, native to Tanzania, Mozambique, Madagascar, Comoros, Aldabra, Seychelles, and the Andaman & Nicobar Islands.
- formerly included
see Acrachne
- Sclerodactylon micrandrum - Acrachne racemosa