Tripogon is a genus of tropical and subtropical plants in the grass family.Roemer, Johann Jakob & Schultes, Josef August 1817. Systema Vegetabilium 2: 34, 600 in Latin They are widespread across Asia, Africa, Australia, and the Americas.Grassbase - The World Online Grass FloraFlora of Pakistan Vol. 22 Page 466 草沙蚕属 cao sha can shu Tripogon Roemer & Schultes, Syst. Veg. 2: 34. 1817Flopra of PakistanAtlas of Living Australia Fiveminute grass is a common name for plants in this genus.
Recently, a new species Tripogon fibrosissimus Landge & Manoj Chandran was described from Gandikota Hills, a botanically under explored locality in Kadapa district of Andhra Pradesh, South India. The species is characterised by having 2-flowered spikelets and shares morphological similarities with two Afro-Arabian congeners viz., T. africanus (Coss. & Durieu) H. Scholz. & P. Konig and T. oliganthos Cope. It shares striking resemblance with Oropetium roxburghianum (Schult.) S.M. Phillips.
Species Species include:The Plant List search for Tripogon
Formerly included: see Indopoa Oropetium Tripogon pauperculus - Indopoa paupercula Tripogon roxburghianus - Oropetium roxburghianum
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