Centotheca

Centotheca
Centotheca lappacea
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Embryophytes
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Spermatophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Clade:	Commelinids
Order:	Poales
Family:	Poaceae
Subfamily:	Panicoideae
Tribe:	Centotheceae
Genus:	Centotheca Desv. (1810)
Synonyms12
Ramosia Merr. Centosteca Desv., alternate spelling

Centotheca is a genus of African, Asian, and Pacific Island plants in the grass family.³⁴

Species¹⁵⁶

• Centotheca lappacea (L.) Desv. - tropical western + central Africa; Madagascar, China, Southeast Asia, New Guinea, numerous islands of the Pacific a.k.a. หญ้า ฮี ยุ่ม hee yum grass in Thai
• Centotheca philippinensis (Merr.) C.Monod - Philippines, New Guinea
• Centotheca uniflora Swallen - Vietnam

formerly included¹

• Centotheca madagascariensis - Megastachya madagascariensis
• Centotheca malabarica - Diplachne fusca
• Centotheca maxima - Megastachya mucronata
• Centotheca mucronata - Megastachya mucronata
• Centotheca owariensis - Megastachya mucronata
• Centotheca urekana - Megastachya mucronata