Prosphytochloa

Prosphytochloa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Subfamily: Oryzoideae
Tribe: Oryzeae
Subtribe: Oryzinae
Genus: Prosphytochloa
Schweick.
Species:
P. prehensilis
Binomial name
Prosphytochloa prehensilis
(Nees) Schweick.
Synonyms
  • Maltebrunia prehensilis Nees
  • Oryza prehensilis (Nees) Steud.
  • Potamophila prehensilis (Nees) Benth.

Prosphytochloa is a genus of African plants in the grass family. The only known species is Prosphytochloa prehensilis, native to Eastern Cape Province, KwaZulu-Natal, Eswatini, Mpumalanga, and Limpopo.