Genus: Perotis
Life
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Archaeoplastida >
Chloroplastida
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Charophyta > Streptophytina > Plantae (land plants)
> Tracheophyta (vascular plants) > Euphyllophyta > Lignophyta (woody plants)
> Spermatophyta (seed plants) > Angiospermae (flowering
plants) > Monocotyledons > Order: Poales
> Family: Poaceae
There are about 10 species worldwide (Africa to Asia
and Australia) of which three are native to southern Africa.
Species native to southern Africa
List from
Plants
of Southern Africa - an Online Checklist (SANBI) and
Flora of Zimbabwe.
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