Ochthochloa

Ochthochloa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Monocots
(unranked):	Commelinids
Order:	Poales
Family:	Poaceae
Genus:	Ochthochloa Edgew.
Species:	O. compressa
Binomial name
*Ochthochloa compressa* (Forssk.) Hilu
Synonyms
Ochthocloa Edgew., alternate spelling Panicum compressum Forssk. Eleusine compressa (Forssk.) Asch. & Schweinf. ex C.Chr. Cynosurus ternatus Forssk. Eleusine stolonifera R.Br. Eleusine flagellifera Nees Ochthochloa dactyloides Edgew. Eleusine caespitosa A.Rich. Eleusine arabica Hochst. ex Steud.

Ochthochloa is a genus of desert plants in the grass family native to the Sahara and Arabian Deserts. The only known species is Ochthochloa compressa, whose native range extends from Algeria to Uttarakhand.