Limnopoa

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Limnopoa
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Subfamily: Micrairoideae
Tribe: Isachneae
Genus: Limnopoa
C.E.Hubb.
Species:
L. meeboldii
Binomial name
Limnopoa meeboldii
Synonyms [2]
  • Coelachne meeboldiiC.E.C.Fisch.

Limnopoa is a genus of Indian plants in the grass family. [3] [4] [5] The only known species is Limnopoa meeboldii, native to the State of Kerala in southern India. [2]

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References

  1. Rehel, S. (2011). "Limnopoa meeboldii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2011: e.T177255A7400510. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-1.RLTS.T177255A7400510.en . Retrieved 6 January 2024.
  2. 1 2 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  3. Hubbard, Charles Edward. 1943. Hooker's Icones Plantarum 35: plate 3432 and accompanying description
  4. Grassbase - The World Online Grass Flora
  5. Fischer, Cecil Ernest Claude. 1934. Kew Bulletin 1934: 169