Puelia | |
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Puelia ciliata and Puelia olyriformis | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Clade: | Commelinids |
Order: | Poales |
Family: | Poaceae |
Subfamily: | Puelioideae |
Tribe: | Atractocarpeae Jacq.-Fél. ex Tzvelev |
Genus: | Puelia Franch. |
Type species | |
Puelia ciliata | |
Synonyms [1] | |
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Puelia is a genus of African grasses, the only genus in the tribe Atractocarpeae (syn. Puelieae). [2] [3] It belongs to the subfamily Puelioideae, one of the early-diverging lineages in the grasses, but used to be considered a bamboo genus. [4]
see Guaduella
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