Echinochloa

Translingual

Etymology

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Proper noun

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1. A taxonomic genus within the family Poaceae – barnyard grasses, barnyard millets, or billion-dollar grass.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, monocots, commelinids – clades; Poales – order; Poaceae – family; Panicoideae - subfamily; Paniceae - tribe; Boivinellinae - subtribe

Hyponyms

• (genus): Echinochloa sect. Echinochloa, Echinochloa sect. Hispidulae, Echinochloa Phyllopogon, Echinochloa sect. Utiles - sections
  • Echinochloa crus-galli (barnyard grass, cockspur grass) - type species; Echinochloa pyramidalis (antelope grass), Echinochloa stagnina (Burgu millet, hippo grass), Echinochloa colonum (barnyard millet, jungle ricegrass, jungle rice, shama millet, Deccan grass, small barnyard grass, awnless barnyard grass) - selected other species; for the numerous other species see Echinochloa on Wikispecies.Wikispecies

References

• Echinochloa on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Echinochloa on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Echinochloa on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons