Ekmanochloa is a genus of plants in the grass family endemic to Cuba.Hitchcock, Albert Spear. 1936. Manual of the grasses of the West Indies 374–375. United States Bureau of Plant Industries, Miscellaneous Publication No. 243Grassbase - The World Online Grass Flora
Description Its habit is a perennial grass. Culms are erect; 38–63.25–100 cm long. Culm-nodes are constricted or swollen. Leaves are differentiated into sheath and blade, or with blades commonly suppressed, transferring photosynthetic function to sheath and culm. Leaf-blades are linear or lanceolate.
Species Species include:Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families Zuloaga, F. O., O. Morrone & E. J. Judziewicz. 1993. Endemic herbaceous bamboo genera of Cuba (Poaceae: Bambusoideae: Olyreae). Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden 80(4): 846–861The Plant List search for Ekmanochloa Ekmanochloa aristata Ekman — Sierra de Moa. Ekmanochloa subaphylla C.L.Hitchc. — Sierra de Nipe.
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