Chlorocalymma

Chlorocalymma is a genus of Tanzanian plants in the grass family.Clayton, William Derek. 1970. Kew Bulletin 24: 461 The only known species is Chlorocalymma cryptacanthum,Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families native to the Iringa Region of central Tanzania.Clayton, W. D. & S. A. Renvoize. 1982. Gramineae (Part 3). 451–898. In W. B. Turrill & R. M. Polhill (ed.) Flora of Tropical East Africa. A. A. Balkema, Rotterdam

The name is from the Greek words chloros (green) and kalymma (covering).Quattrocchi, Umberto. CRC World Dictionary of Grasses: Common Names, Scientific Names, Eponyms, Synonyms, and Etymology, p. 488 (CRC Press, 2006).

See also List of Poaceae genera

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