Scutachne is a genus of plants in the grass family Poaceae.Hitchcock, Albert Spear & Chase, Mary Agnes. 1911. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 24: 148–149 description in parallel Latin and English; line drawings of fruiting structures of Scutachne dura on page 149Tropicos, Scutachne Hitchc. & Chase Grassbase - The World Online Grass FloraAcevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. (2012). Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 98: 1-1192. The only known species is Scutachne dura, it is native to Cuba, Jamaica, and Hispaniola (Haiti + Dominican Republic).Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant FamiliesAdams, C. D. 1972. Flowering Plants of Jamaica 1–848. University of the West Indies, MonaZuloaga, F. O. & O. Morrone. 2003. Scutachne. In Catalogue of New World Grasses (Poaceae): III. Subfamilies Panicoideae, Aristidoideae, Arundinoideae, and Danthonioideae. Contributions from the United States National Herbarium 46: 569
See also Mayariochloa amphistemon, formerly Scutachne amphistemon
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