Scholz, H. & Müller, J.: Stapfochloa (Poaceae: Cynodonteae, Chloridinae), a new genus from Africa. — Willdenowia 34: 129–133. — ISSN 0511-9618; © 2004 BGBM Berlin-Dahlem.
The African endemic Chloris lamproparia is excluded from the genus Chloris and placed in the new, monotypic genus Stapfochloa. Its morphological characteristics and the decisive grain shape, which is not known from the related genera Chloris and Tetrapogon, are illustrated.
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