Dregeochloa Explained

Dregeochloa is a genus of African plants in the grass family.^{[1] [2]}

Dregeochloa is most remarkable for the species D. pumila, the only known example of leaf succulence in the entire grass family.

Species^{[3] [4] [5]}

• Dregeochloa calviniensis Conert - Cape Province
• Dregeochloa pumila (Nees) Conert - Namibia, Cape Province

Notes and References

1. Conert, Hans Joachim 1966. Senckenbergiana Biologica 47: 335
2. http://www.kew.org/data/grasses-db/www/gen00201.htm Grassbase - The World Online Grass Flora
3. http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=451428 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
4. http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl1.1/search?q=Dregeochloa The Plant List search for Dregeochloa
5. http://redlist.sanbi.org/search.php?sppsearch=Dregeochloa Sanbi Red List of South African Plants, Species search: Dregeochloa