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Microchloa
Microchloa, or smallgrass, is a genus of tropical and subtropical plants in the grass family, native to Africa, southern Asia, northern Australia, and the warmer parts of the Western Hemisphere. ; Species * Microchloa afra Nees - central and southern Africa * Microchloa altera (Rendle) Stapf - central + southern Africa * Microchloa annua (Kupicha & Cope) Cope - Zambia * Microchloa ensifolia Rendle - Angola * Microchloa indica (L.f.) P.Beauv. - tropical Africa, southern China, Indian subcontinent, Indochina, Java, Philippines, Northern Territory of Australia * Microchloa kunthii Desv. - Africa, southern Asia (Yemen to Vietnam), southwestern USA (Arizona, Texas), Mexico, Central America, South America (Argentina, Chile, Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia) ; Formerly included
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Microchloa, or smallgrass, is a genus of tropical and subtropical plants in the grass family, native to Africa, southern Asia, northern Australia, and the warmer parts of the Western Hemisphere. ; Species * Microchloa afra Nees - central and southern Africa * Microchloa altera (Rendle) Stapf - central + southern Africa * Microchloa annua (Kupicha & Cope) Cope - Zambia * Microchloa ensifolia Rendle - Angola * Microchloa indica (L.f.) P.Beauv. - tropical Africa, southern China, Indian subcontinent, Indochina, Java, Philippines, Northern Territory of Australia * Microchloa kunthii Desv. - Africa, southern Asia (Yemen to Vietnam), southwestern USA (Arizona, Texas), Mexico, Central America, South America (Argentina, Chile, Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia) ; Formerly included
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