Germainia

Genus of plant in the family Poaceae From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Germainia is a genus of plants in the grass family.[2][3][4][5] Species of the genus are found in China, Asia and Australia.

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Germainia
Germainia truncatiglumis
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Subfamily: Panicoideae
Supertribe: Andropogonodae
Tribe: Andropogoneae
Subtribe: Germainiinae
Genus: Germainia
Balansa & Poitr.
Type species
Germainia capitata
Balansa & Poitr.
Synonyms[1]
  • Balansochloa Kuntze
  • Chumsriella Bor
  • Sclerandrium Stapf & C.E.Hubb.
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Species

The following species are recognised in the genus Germainia:[6][7]

  • Germainia capitata Balansa & Poitr. - Guangdong, Yunnan, Vietnam, Thailand, New Guinea, Queensland
  • Germainia grandiflora (S.T.Blake) Chai-Anan - Queensland, Northern Territory
  • Germainia khasyana Hack. - Assam, Myanmar, Thailand
  • Germainia lanipes Hook.f. - Myanmar, Thailand
  • Germainia pilosa Chai-Anan - Thailand
  • Germainia tenax (Balansa) Chai-Anan - Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, Vietnam
  • Germainia thailandica (Bor) Chai-Anan - Thailand
  • Germainia thorelii A.Camus - Laos, Thailand, Vietnam
  • Germainia truncatiglumis (F.Muell. ex Benth.) Chai-Anan - Northern Territory, Western Australia, New Guinea

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