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Genus of grasses From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Eleusine is a genus of Asian, African, and South American plants in the grass family,[3][4] sometimes called by the common name goosegrass.[5][6] One species, Eleusine indica, is a widespread weed in many places. Another species, Eleusine coracana, is finger millet, cultivated as a cereal grain in India and parts of Africa.[7]
| Eleusine | |
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| Eleusine indica | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Poaceae |
| Subfamily: | Chloridoideae |
| Tribe: | Cynodonteae |
| Subtribe: | Eleusininae |
| Genus: | Eleusine Gaertn. |
| Type species | |
| Eleusine coracana | |
| Synonyms[3] | |
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numerous species once included in Eleusine but now considered better suited to other genera: Acrachne Aeluropus Chloris Coelachyrum Dactyloctenium Dinebra Disakisperma Eragrostis Harpochloa Leptochloa Ochthochloa Sclerodactylon Uniola Wangenheimia
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