Biology:Pommereulla

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Short description: Genus of grasses

Pommereulla
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Subfamily: Chloridoideae
Tribe: Cynodonteae
Subtribe: Eleusininae
Genus: Pommereulla
L.f.[1]
Species:
P. cornucopiae
Binomial name
Pommereulla cornucopiae
L.f.
Synonyms[2]
  • Pommereulla elongata Wight & Arn. ex Steud.

Pommereulla is a genus of India n and Sri Lankan plants in the grass family.[3][4] The only known species is Pommereulla cornucopiae, native to Sri Lanka and Tamil Nadu.[2] The genus is dedicated to Elizabeth Jullienne du Gage de Pommereul (1733-1782), a French female botanist.[3]

formerly included[2]

see Melanocenchris

  • Pommereulla monoecaMelanocenchris monoica
  • Pommereulla royleanaMelanocenchris jacquemontii

References

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