Centotheca is a genus of African, Asian, and Pacific Island plants in the grass family.Desvaux, Nicaise Augustin. 1810. Nouveau Bulletin des Sciences, publié par la Société Philomatique de Paris 2: 189Grassbase - The World Online Grass Flora
SpeciesThe Plant List search for CentothecaFlora of China Vol. 22 Page 445 假淡竹叶属 jia dan zhu ye shu Centotheca Desvaux Centotheca ganeshaiahiana - Andaman and Nicobar islands Centotheca lappacea (L.) Desv. - tropical western + central Africa; Madagascar, China, Southeast Asia, New Guinea, numerous islands of the Pacific a.k.a. หญ้า ฮี ยุ่ม hee yum grass in Thai Centotheca philippinensis (Merr.) C.Monod - Philippines, New Guinea Centotheca uniflora Swallen - Vietnam
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Centotheca madagascariensis - Megastachya madagascariensis Centotheca malabarica - Diplachne fusca Centotheca maxima - Megastachya mucronata Centotheca mucronata - Megastachya mucronata Centotheca owariensis - Megastachya mucronata Centotheca urekana - Megastachya mucronata
See also List of Poaceae genera
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