Anomochloa

Anomochloa is a monotypic genus of flowering plants in the grass family, Poaceae. It is one of the two genera in its subfamily and the only genus in the tribe Anomochloeae.^{[2][3][4][5][6]} The only known species is Anomochloa marantoidea, native to the State of Bahia in eastern Brazil.^[7]

Anomochloa
Botanical illustration
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Clade:	Commelinids
Order:	Poales
Family:	Poaceae
Subfamily:	Anomochlooideae
Tribe:	Anomochloeae C.E.Hubb.
Genus:	Anomochloa Brongn.
Species:	A. marantoidea
Binomial name
Anomochloa marantoidea Brongn.
It is endemic to Brazil[1]

Description

Vegetative characteristics

Anomochloa is a terrestrial,^[1] perennial, rhizomatous^[8] herb.^[1]

Generative characteristics

The oblong, laterally compressed^[8] 10 mm long, and 2.5 mm wide caryopsis^[1] has an adherent pericarp.^[8]

Cytology

The diploid chromosome count of Anomochloa is 2n = 36.^[9]

Taxonomy

It was published by Adolphe Théodore Brongniart in 1851.^[2] Within the subfamily Anomochlooideae, it is placed in its own monotypic tribe Anomochloeae.^[10][11]

Conservation

It is an endangered^[1][12] and extremely rare species.^[13]