Themeda

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Themeda
Themeda triandra - kangaroo grass.jpg
Themeda triandra
Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Subfamily: Panicoideae
Supertribe: Andropogonodae
Tribe: Andropogoneae
Subtribe: Andropogoninae
Genus: Themeda
Forssk.
Type species
Themeda triandra
Synonyms [1]
  • AndroscepiaBrongn.
  • AnthistiriaL.f.
  • AristariaJungh.
  • HeterelytronJungh.
  • PerobachneJ.Presl
Themeda arundinacea (Roxb.) A. Camus, complete habit. Themeda arundinacea (Roxb.) A. Camus.jpg
Themeda arundinacea (Roxb.) A. Camus, complete habit.
Themeda arundinacea (Roxb.) A. Camus, inflorescence. Themeda arundinacea (Roxb.) A. Camus, inflorescence.jpg
Themeda arundinacea (Roxb.) A. Camus, inflorescence.

Themeda is a genus of plants in the grass family native to Asia, Africa, Australia, and Papuasia. There are about 18 [2] to 26 [3] species, many of which are native to Southeast Asia. [2] [4]

Species [1] [5] [6]
Formerly included [1]
See Elymandra, Germainia, Hyparrhenia, Iseilema

References

  1. 1 2 3 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. 1 2 Barkworth, M. E. Themeda. Grass Manual. Flora of North America.
  3. Potdar, G. G., et al. (2003). A new species of Themeda Forssk. (Poaceae) from India. Kew Bulletin 58(1) 243-46.
  4. Forsskål, Pehr. 1775. Flora Aegyptiaco-Arabica 178 in Latin
  5. The Plant List search for Themeda
  6. Atlas of Living Australia, Themeda Forssk. Kangaroo Grass
  7. "Themeda palakkadensis (Poaceae: Panicoideae) • A New Species from Kerala State, India". 4 July 2019.