Plagiantha

Plagiantha is a genus of Brazilian plants in the grass family.[1][2][3] The only known species is Plagiantha tenella, native to the state of Bahia in eastern Brazil.[4][5]

Plagiantha
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Subfamily: Panicoideae
Supertribe: Andropogonodae
Tribe: Paspaleae
Subtribe: Otachyriinae
Genus: Plagiantha
Renvoize
Species:
P. tenella
Binomial name
Plagiantha tenella
Renvoize

References

  1. Renvoize, Stephen Andrew 1982. A new genus and several new species of grasses from Bahia (Brazil). Kew Bull. 37(2): 323–333
  2. Renvoize, S. A. 1984. Grasses of Bahia 1–301. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  3. Grassbase - The World Online Grass Flora
  4. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  5. The Plant List, Plagiantha tenella Renvoize


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