Phacelurus Explained

Phacelurus is a genus of African and Eurasian plants in the grass family.^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

Species^[4]

• Phacelurus cambogiensis (Balansa) Clayton - Laos, Cambodia
• Phacelurus digitatus (Sm.) Griseb. - Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, Turkey, Lebanon, Syria
• Phacelurus franksae (J.M.Wood) Clayton - Zambia, Zimbabwe, KwaZulu-Natal
• Phacelurus gabonensis (Steud.) Clayton - tropical Africa
• Phacelurus huillensis (Rendle) Clayton - Zaïre, Tanzania, Zambia, Angola, Malawi, Mozambique, Zimbabwe
• Phacelurus latifolius (Steud.) Ohwi -- China, Korea, Japan
• Phacelurus schliebenii (Pilg.) Clayton - Zaïre, Tanzania, Zambia, Malawi
• Phacelurus speciosus (Steud.) C.E.Hubb. - Afghanistan, Pakistan, Jammu-Kashmir
• Phacelurus trichophyllus S.L.Zhong - Sichuan, Yunnan
• Phacelurus zea (C.B.Clarke) Clayton - Yunnan, Guangxi, Nepal, Sikkim, Bhutan, Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam

formerly includedsee Loxodera

• Phacelurus caespitosus - Loxodera caespitosa

Notes and References

1. Grisebach, August Heinrich Rudolf. 1846. Spicilegium florae rumelicae et bithynicae 2: 423
2. http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=124774 Flora of China Vol. 22 Page 639 束尾草属 shu wei cao shu Phacelurus Grisebach, Spic. Fl. Rumel. 2: 423. 1846
3. http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=5&taxon_id=124774 Flora of Pakistan
4. http://www.kew.org/data/grasses-db/www/gen00473.htm Grassbase - The World Online Grass Flora