Biology:Odyssea

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Short description: Genus of grasses

Odyssea
Odyssea mucronata from Oman.jpg
Odyssea mucronata from Masirah Island, Omani territory in the Arabian Sea
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Subfamily: Chloridoideae
Tribe: Cynodonteae
Subtribe: Aeluropodinae
Genus: Odyssea
Stapf
Type species
Odyssea paucinervis
Stapf

Odyssea is a genus of African and Arabian plants in the grass family.[1][2]

The genus is named after the ancient Greek tale "The Odyssey," in allusion to the long journey the type species has been taken through nine genera before settling in this one.[1]

Species[3][4]
  • Odyssea mucronata (Forssk.) Stapf - Eritrea, Somalia, Yemen, possibly Saudi Arabia
  • Odyssea paucinervis (Nees) Stapf - Zaire, Somalia, Tanzania, Angola, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Cape Province, Namibia, Limpopo, Mpumalanga
formerly included[3]

see Psilolemma

  • Odyssea jaegeri - Psilolemma jaegeri

References

Wikidata ☰ Q2458020 entry