Uranthoecium

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| name = Flat-stem grass

| image = Uranthoecium truncatum 267680629.jpg

| image_caption = Uranthoecium truncatum

| display_parents = 5

| genus = Uranthoecium

| parent_authority = (Maiden & Betche) Stapf

| species = truncatum

| authority = (Maiden & Betche) Stapf

| synonyms_ref = [http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/synonomy.do?name_id=449407 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families]

| synonyms =

• Rottboellia truncata Maiden & Betche

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Uranthoecium is a genus of plants in the grass family.[https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15988787#page/198/mode/1up Stapf, Otto. 1916. Icones plantarum or figures, with brief descriptive characters and remarks, of new or rare plants, selected from the author's herbarium 31: plate 3073 plus 2 subsequent text pages] descriptions in Latin, commentary in English, full-page line drawingTropicos, Uranthoecium Stapf[http://www.kew.org/data/grasses-db/www/gen00671.htm Grassbase - The World Online Grass Flora] The only known species is Uranthoecium truncatum, native to Queensland, New South Wales, South Australia, Northern Territory, and Western Australia.[http://ausgrass2.myspecies.info/content/uranthoecium Ausgrass2, Grasses of Australia] A common name is flat-stem grass.[http://bie.ala.org.au/species/urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:apni.taxon:145696 Atlas of Living Australia, Uranthoecium truncatum (Maiden & Betche) Stapf, Flat-stem Grass]