Melanocenchris

Melanocenchris
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Clade:	Commelinids
Order:	Poales
Family:	Poaceae
Subfamily:	Chloridoideae
Tribe:	Cynodonteae
Subtribe:	Tripogoninae
Genus:	Melanocenchris Nees
Synonyms[1]
Gracilea J.Koenig ex Hook.f. Ptiloneilema Steud.

Melanocenchris is a genus of Asian and African plants in the grass family.[2][3]

Species[4]

• Melanocenchris abyssinica (R.Br. ex Fresen.) Hochst. - Chad, Sudan, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Somalia, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Persian Gulf Sheikdoms, Iran, Pakistan, India
• Melanocenchris jacquemontii Jaub. & Spach - India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Iraq, Socotra
• Melanocenchris monoica (Rottler) C.E.C.Fisch. - India, Sri Lanka

References

1. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
2. Nees von Esenbeck, Christian Gottfried Daniel 1841. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of London 1: 94-95 in Latin
3. Grassbase - The World Online Grass Flora
4. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families