Classification
Plantae [regnum]Spermatophyta [phylum]
Angiospermatophytae [classis]
Poales [ordo]
Poaceae [familia]
Chloridoideae [subfamilia]
Cynodonteae [tribus]
Cynodon Rich. [genus]
Cynodon Rich. contains the following taxa:
Cynodon aethiopicus Clayton & Harland [species]
Cynodon dactylon (Linn.) Pers. [species]
Cynodon nlemfuensis Vanderyst [species]
Cynodon plectostachyus (K. Schum.) Pilg. [species]
Cynodon transvaalensis Burtt Davy [species]