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Coleataenia Grisebach. Subfamily: Panicoideae. Tribe: Paspaleae. Subtribe: Arthropogoninae. supertribe: Panicodae. clade: "PACMAD".

Contributed by Richard J. LeBlond

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A genus of 8 species, perennials, of s. North America and the West Indies to South America. Named as Sorengia by Zuloaga, Scataglini, & Morrone (2010), but this name proved to be illegitimate, and was replaced by Coleataenia (Soreng 2010).

References: Freckmann & Lelong (2003c) In Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2003a); LeBlond (2018a) In Weakley et al. (2018a); Lelong (1986); Mabberley (2020); Soreng (2010); Weakley et al. (2011); Zuloaga & Morrone (1996); Zuloaga, Scataglini, & Morrone (2010). Show full citations.

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image of plant© Keith Bradley | Coleataenia anceps ssp. anceps | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Gary P. Fleming | Coleataenia rigidula ssp. condensa | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Scott Ward | Coleataenia abscissa | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Scott Ward | Coleataenia abscissa | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Scott Ward | Coleataenia abscissa | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Scott Ward | Coleataenia abscissa | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Keith Bradley | Coleataenia tenera | Original Image ⭷

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