Dimeria

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Dimeria
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Subfamily: Panicoideae
Supertribe: Andropogonodae
Tribe: Andropogoneae
Subtribe: Ischaeminae
Genus: Dimeria
R.Br.
Type species
Dimeria acinaciformis
Synonyms[1]
  • Didactylon Zoll. & Moritzi
  • Haplachne J.Presl
  • Psilostachys Steud. 1854, illegitimate homonym not Turcz. 1843 (Euphorbiaceae) nor Hochst. 1844 (Amaranthaceae)
  • Pterygostachyum Nees ex Steud.
  • Woodrowia Stapf

Dimeria is a genus of Asian, Australian, Madagascan, and Pacific Island plants in the grass family. Many of the species are endemic to the Indian peninsula, which is considered the centre of diversity of the genus[2][3][4][5][6]

Species[7][8]
formerly included[1]

see Arthraxon

See Also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. ^ Brown, Robert 1810. Prodromus Florae Novae Hollandiae 204
  3. ^ Grassbase - The World Online Grass Flora
  4. ^ Atlas of Living Australia, Dimeria R.Br.
  5. ^ Flora of China Vol. 22 Page 614 觿茅属 xi mao shu Dimeria R. Brown, Prodr. 204. 1810.
  6. ^ Kiranraj, M S (2008). "Taxonomic revision of the subtribe Dimeriinae Hack of Andropogoneae Panicoideae Poaceae in Peninsular India". Shodhganga : a reservoir of Indian theses @ INFLIBNET.
  7. ^ The Plant List search for Dimeria
  8. ^ Raj, M. S. Kiran; Sivadasan, M.; Veldkamp, J. F.; Alfarhan, A. H.; Tamimi, A. S. M. Amal (2015-06-25). "A revised infrageneric classification of Dimeria R. Br. (Poaceae: Andropogoneae)". Bangladesh Journal of Plant Taxonomy. 22 (1): 47–54. doi:10.3329/bjpt.v22i1.23866. ISSN 2224-7297.