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Dactyloctenium
Dactyloctenium is a genus of Asian, African, and Australian plants in the grass family. There are about 13 species in the genus in the world, in which 3 are known to occur in India. A common name for the plants is crowfoot grasses. ;Species *Dactyloctenium aristatum - East Africa, Arabian Peninsula; Indian subcontinent *Dactyloctenium aegyptium – Egyptian grass - much of Africa; Asia from Turkey to Taiwan to Indonesia; various islands of Pacific + Indian Oceans; naturalized in Australia, the Americas, southern Europe; more Pacific Islands *Dactyloctenium australe – Durban grass - eastern + southern Africa; Madagascar *Dactyloctenium buchananensis - Queensland *Dactyloctenium capitatum - Madagascar *Dactyloctenium ctenioides - Kenya, Tanzania, Mozambique, Aldabra, Mauritius, Madagascar, Seychelles, Chagos Islands, and Florida, USA (introduced).…
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Dactyloctenium is a genus of Asian, African, and Australian plants in the grass family. There are about 13 species in the genus in the world, in which 3 are known to occur in India. A common name for the plants is crowfoot grasses. ;Species *Dactyloctenium aristatum - East Africa, Arabian Peninsula; Indian subcontinent *Dactyloctenium aegyptium – Egyptian grass - much of Africa; Asia from Turkey to Taiwan to Indonesia; various islands of Pacific + Indian Oceans; naturalized in Australia, the Americas, southern Europe; more Pacific Islands *Dactyloctenium australe – Durban grass - eastern + southern Africa; Madagascar *Dactyloctenium buchananensis - Queensland *Dactyloctenium capitatum - Madagascar *Dactyloctenium ctenioides - Kenya, Tanzania, Mozambique, Aldabra, Mauritius, Madagascar, Seychelles, Chagos Islands, and Florida, USA (introduced).…
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