Pentameris Explained

Pentameris is a genus of plants in the grass family, native primarily to Africa, with a few species in Yemen and on certain islands in the Indian Ocean.^{[1] [2] [3]}

A significant number of species are endemic to South Africa.^[4]

Species

, Plants of the World Online accepted the following species:^[5]

Formerly included

See Chaetobromus, Danthonia, Merxmuellera, Pseudopentameris, Tenaxia. Some formerly included species are:

External links

• Grassbase - The World Online Grass Flora

Notes and References

1. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/394171#page/176/mode/1up Palisot de Beauvois, Ambroise Marie François Joseph. 1812. Essai d'une Nouvelle Agrostographie 92-93
2. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/394171#page/302/mode/1up Palisot de Beauvois, Ambroise Marie François Joseph. 1812. Essai d'une Nouvelle Agrostographie plate XVIII (18), figure VIII (8)
3. http://www.tropicos.org/Name/40003773 Tropicos, Pentameris P. Beauv.
4. Linder, Hans Peter, et al. 2010. A generic classification of the Danthionioideae (Poaceae). Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden 97(3): 306-364
5. Web site: Pentameris P.Beauv. . Plants of the World Online . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2023-04-23 .