Coleochloa

Coleochloa is a plant genus in the family Cyperaceae. It is found in sub-Saharan Africa and on the Island of Madagascar.

Species

• Coleochloa abyssinica <small>(Hochst. ex A.Rich.) Gilly</small> - eastern and central Africa from Ethiopia west to Nigeria and south to Angola
• Coleochloa domensis <small>Muasya & D.A.Simpson</small> - epiphyte from Cameroon
• Coleochloa glabra <small>Nelmes</small> - Jebel Oda Mountain in northeastern Sudan
• Coleochloa microcephala <small>Nelmes</small> - Mt. Sanje in Tanzania
• Coleochloa pallidior <small>Nelmes</small> - Malawi, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Northern Province of South Africa
• Coleochloa schweinfurthiana <small>(Boeckeler) Nelmes</small> - Jebel Bangenze of Sudan
• Coleochloa setifera <small>(Ridl.) Gilly</small> - from Tanzania and Zaire south to South Africa; also Madagascar

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