George Bentham was an English botanist, described by the weed botanist Duane Isely as "the premier systematic botanist of the nineteenth century". Born into a distinguished family, he initially studied law, but had a fascination with botany from an early age, which he soon pursued, becoming president of the Linnaean Society in 1861, and a fellow of the Royal Society in 1862. He was the author of a number of important botanical works, particularly flora. He is best known for his taxonomic classification of plants in collaboration with Joseph Dalton Hooker, his Genera Plantarum (1862–1883). He died in London in 1884.
Melocalamus is a genus of Asian bamboos in the grass family. It is found in lowland areas of Southern China, Indochina, and the eastern part of the Indian Subcontinent.
Peridiscaceae is a family of flowering plants in the order Saxifragales. Four genera comprise this family: Medusandra, Soyauxia, Peridiscus, and Whittonia., with a total of 12 known species. It has a disjunct distribution, with Peridiscus occurring in Venezuela and northern Brazil, Whittonia in Guyana, Medusandra in Cameroon, and Soyauxia in tropical West Africa. Whittonia is possibly extinct, being known from only one specimen collected below Kaieteur Falls in Guyana. In 2006, archeologists attempted to rediscover it, however, it proved unsuccessful.
Eleusine is a genus of Asian, African, and South American plants in the grass family, sometimes called by the common name goosegrass. One species (Eleusine indica), is a widespread weed in many places. Another species Eleusine coracana, is finger millet, cultivated as a cereal grain in India and parts of Africa.
Plagiosetum is a genus of plants in the grass family. The only known species is Plagiosetum refractum, found in Queensland, Northern Territory, South Australia, Western Australia, and New South Wales.
Aciachne is a genus of Latin American plants in the grass family.
Castellia is a genus of African and Eurasian plants in the grass family. The only known species is Castellia tuberculosa, native to southern Europe, northern and northeastern Africa, and southwestern Asia.
Lintonia is a genus of African plants in the grass family.
Littledalea is a genus of Asian plants in the grass family, native to mountains in China and neighboring countries. The genus is placed in its own tribe Littledaleae within subfamily Pooideae. The isolated tribe seems to be sister to the tribes Bromeae and Triticeae.
Craspedorhachis is a genus of African plants in the grass family.
Cyathopus is a genus of Himalayan plants in the grass family. The only known species is Cyathopus sikkimensis, native to the mountains of Bhutan, Yunnan, Sikkim, Nepal, Uttarakhand, and nearby regions.
Trilobachne is a genus of South Asian plants in the grass family.
Dignathia is a genus of African and Asian plants in the grass family.
Urochondra is a genus of plants in the grass family. The only known species is Urochondra setulosa, native to northeastern Africa and southwestern Asia. The species grows in coastal sand dunes, salt marshes and estuaries.
Halopyrum is a genus of Asian and African plants in the grass family. The only known species is Halopyrum mucronatum, native to the Indian Subcontinent, Iran, the Arabian Peninsula, Socotra, Madagascar, and eastern + northeastern Africa.
Heterachne is a genus of Australian plants in the grass family.
Lasiurus is a genus of Asian and African plants in the grass family, Poaceae, found primarily in arid regions. The only known species is Lasiurus scindicus, native to drier regions of northern Africa and southwestern Asia, from Morocco and Mali to India.
Calostephane is a genus of flowering plants in the aster family, Asteraceae.
Chiliocephalum is a genus of Ethiopian flowering plants in the family Asteraceae.
Tetracarpaea is the only genus in the flowering plant family Tetracarpaeaceae. Some taxonomists place it in the family Haloragaceae sensu lato, expanding that family from its traditional circumscription to include Penthorum and Tetracarpaea, and sometimes Aphanopetalum as well.
