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Thuarea

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Thuarea is a genus of plants in the grass family, native to Asia, Africa, Australia, and various islands of the Indian and Pacific Oceans.[1][4]

Thuarea
Thuarea involuta
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Spermatophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Subfamily: Panicoideae
Supertribe: Panicodae
Tribe: Paniceae
Subtribe: Melinidinae
Genus: Thuarea
Pers.
Type species
Thuarea sarmentosa
(syn of T. involuta)[1][2]
Pers.
Synonyms[2][3]
  • Microthuareia A.Thouars
  • Ornithocephalochloa Kurz
  • Thouarsia Kuntze

Species:[2][5]

  • Thuarea involuta (G.Forst.) R.Br. ex Sm. - Madagascar, China, Japan (incl Bonin, Volcano, Ryukyu Is), Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Indian Islands (Andaman, Nicobar, Laccadive), Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia, Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines, Papuasia, Queensland, Northern Territory, Melanesia, Micronesia, Hawaii.
  • Thuarea perrieri A.Camus - Madagascar

References

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  1. 1 2 Persoon, Christiaan Hendrik. 1805. Synopsis Plantarum 1: 110 in Latin
  2. 1 2 3 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  3. ↑ Tropicos, Thouarsia Kuntze
  4. ↑
    • Tropicos, Thuarea Pers.
    • Grassbase - The World Online Grass Flora
    • Atlas of Living Australia, Thuarea Pers., Kuroiwa Grass
    • Flora of China Vol. 22 Page 525 蒭雷草属 chu lei cao shu Thuarea Persoon, Syn. Pl. 1: 110. 1805.
  5. ↑ The Plant List search for Thuarea


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