| Louisiella | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Poaceae |
| Subfamily: | Panicoideae |
| Supertribe: | Panicodae |
| Tribe: | Paniceae |
| Subtribe: | Panicinae |
| Genus: | Louisiella C.E.Hubb. & J.Léonard |
| Type species | |
| Louisiella fluitans C.E.Hubb. & J.Léonard | |
Louisiella is a genus of African, Neotropical and tropical plants in the grass family. [1] [2] [3] Earlier the genus was known to comprise only two species i.e. L. fluitans and L. elephantipes. Mr. Shahid Nawaz, an agrostologist at the Blatter Herbarium (BLAT), transferred a species Panicum paludosum Roxb. into Louisiella based on critical study of the morphological features. [3] Now, there are three globally accepted species in the genus.
- Species [4] [5] [6] [7] [3]
- Louisiella fluitans C.E.Hubb. & J.Léonard - Cameroon, Zaïre, Central African Republic, South Sudan, and Sudan
- Louisiella elephantipes (Nees ex Trin.) Zuloaga - Latin America (from southern Mexico and the Greater Antilles to Uruguay).
- Louisiella paludosa (Roxb.) Landge - India, Southeast Asia up to Australia. [3]
