Ophiochloa Explained

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

Ophiochloa is closely related to Axonopus, and some authorities consider the two groups to be a single genus. It is found on serpentine soils in the State of Goiás in central Brazil^[3]

Species^{[4] [5]}

• Ophiochloa bryoides G.H.Rua, R.C.Oliveira & Valls - Goiás
• Ophiochloa hydrolithica Filg., Davidse & Zuloaga - Goiás

Notes and References

1. http://www.kew.org/data/grasses-db/www/gen00429.htm Grassbase - The World Online Grass Flora
2. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/639267#page/359/mode/1up Filgueiras, Tarciso S., Davidse, Gerrit & Zuloaga, Fernando Omar 1993. Ophiochloa, a new endemic serpentine grass genus (Poaceae: Paniceae) from the Brazilian cerrado vegetation. Novon 3(4): 360–366
3. Web site: Name - Axonopus synonyms . Tropicos . . . March 8, 2013.
4. http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/qsearch.do;jsessionid=E96D3FB8E9CFA467C634AD982619E760 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
5. http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl1.1/search?q=Ophiochloa The Plant List search for Ophiochloa