Coleochloa

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Poales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Cladus: Commelinids Ordo: Poales

Familia: Cyperaceae
Subfamilia: Cyperoideae
Tribus: Trilepideae
Genus:
Species: C. abyssinica – C. domensis – C. glabra – C. microcephala – C. pallidior – C. schweinfurthiana – C. setifera – C. virgata

Source(s) of checklist:
Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Coleochloa in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 June 17. Reference page.

Name

Coleochloa Gilly, Brittonia 5: 12 (1943)

Type species: Coleochloa abyssinica (Hochst. ex A.Rich.) Gilly, Brittonia 5: 14 (1943)

Synonyms

Basionym
- Eriospora Hochst. ex A.Rich., Tent. Fl. Abyss. 2: 508 (1850)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Africa
- Regional: Western Africa
  - Angola, Cameroon, DR Congo, Nigeria
- Regional: Central Africa
  - Burundi, Malawi, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe
- Regional: Eastern Africa
  - Eritrea, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Kenya, Mozambique, Sudan-South Sudan, Tanzania
- Regional: Southern Africa
  - KwaZulu-Natal
- Regional: Western Indian Ocean
  - Madagascar

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

References

Primary references

Gilly, C.L. (1943) Brittonia: A journal of systematic botany 5: 12.

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2015. Coleochloa in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2015 May 28. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2015. Coleochloa. Published online. Accessed: May 28 2015. Reference page.
Tropicos.org 2015. Coleochloa. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 28 May 2015. Reference page.