Pommereulla
Genus of grasses
Pommereulla | |
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Botanical drawing, 1798 | |
Scientific classification | |
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] | |
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Pommereulla is a genus of Indian 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 monoeca – Melanocenchris monoica
- Pommereulla royleana – Melanocenchris jacquemontii
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