Biology:Dichaetaria

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Short description: Genus of grasses

Dichaetaria
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
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Monocots
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Genus:
Dichaetaria

Nees ex Steud.
Binomial name
Dichaetaria wightii
Nees ex Steud.
Synonyms[1]
  • Gymnopogon wightii (Nees ex Steud.) Koord.
  • Gymnopogon rigidus Thwaites
  • Aristida linarifolia Rottler ex Hook.f.

Dichaetaria is a genus of South Asian plants in the grass family.[2][3][4][5]

Slender perennial herbs, the leaves are narrow and flat.[6][7]

Species

The only known species is Dichaetaria wightii, native to Sri Lanka and Tamil Nadu.[1]

References

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