Nanooravia Explained

Nanooravia^[1] is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Poaceae. The only species is Nanooravia santapaui,^{[2] [3] [4] [5]} an annual grass, and its native range is Southern India (Kerala, Karnataka).

The genus was circumscribed by MS Kiran Raj and M.Sivadasan, and published in Nord. J. Bot., Vol. 31 on page 161 in 2013. It is characterised by unusual intertwined inflorescence; solitary pedicelled spikelet with keel-less auricled glumes, and long callus covered with golden yellow hairs.^[6]

The genus name Nanooravia is in honour of Professor N. Ravi,^[7] who is an Indian botanist and environmentalist. His serious efforts were instrumental in recognising the Asramam Biodiversity Heritage Site (ABHS), Kollam, the first in Kerala State.^[8]

See also

• Tribe Andropogoneae
• List of Poaceae genera

Notes and References

1. https://www.worldfloraonline.org/taxon/wfo-4001303334
2. Web site: Nanooravia Kiran Raj & Sivad. Plants of the World Online Kew Science . Plants of the World Online . 27 May 2021 . en.
3. Raj . M. S. Kiran . Sivadasan . M. . Veldkamp . J. F. . Alfarhan . A. H. . Thomas . Jacob . 2013-05-21 . Nanooravia gen. nov., subtribe Dimeriinae (Poaceae–Panicoideae–Andropogoneae) from India . Nordic Journal of Botany . en . 31 . 2 . 161–165 . 10.1111/j.1756-1051.2012.01207.x . 0107-055X.
4. Raj . M.S. Kiran . Sivadasan . M. . 2013-10-08 . Erratum . Nordic Journal of Botany . en . 31 . 5 . 638 . 10.1111/j.1756-1051.2013.00358.x . 0107-055X.
5. Web site: Tropicos . 2024-05-09 . tropicos.org.
6. Raj . M. S. Kiran . 2008-08-17 . Taxonomic revision of the subtribe Dimeriinae Hack of Andropogoneae -Panicoideae -Poaceae in Peninsular India . Shodhganga: A Reservoir of Indian Theses @ INFLIBNET . 10603/7030 . en.
7. Web site: Harvard University Herbaria & Libraries . 2024-05-05 . kiki.huh.harvard.edu . en.
8. Web site: Mohammed . Sham . 2017-07-24 . Ashramam first biodiversity heritage site . 2024-05-05 . . en.