Brachychloa

Brachychloa is a genus of phanerogamous plants in the Poaceae family. It is native to southern Mozambique in coastal forests on sandy soil. It comprises 2 described and accepted species.

Taxonomy

The genus was described by Sylvia Mabel Phillips and published in Kew Bulletin 37(1): 145,158. 1982.

Accepted species

The following is a list of the species of the genus Brachychloa accepted up to November 2014, arranged alphabetically. For each one, the binomial name followed by the author is indicated, abbreviated according to conventions and uses.

• Brachychloa fragilis S.M.Phillips
• Brachychloa schiemanniana (Schweick.) S.M.Phillips