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Genus of grasses

Manisuris
Illustration of Manisuris myurus
Manisuris myurus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Subfamily: Panicoideae
Supertribe: Andropogonodae
Tribe: Andropogoneae
Subtribe: Rottboelliinae
Genus: Manisuris
L.
Species: M. myurus
Binomial name
Manisuris myurus
L.
Synonyms
  • Peltophorus Desv.
  • Peltophorus myurus (L.) Desv.
  • Tripsacum myurus (L.) Raspail
  • Rottboellia myurus (L.) Benth.
  • Ischaemum myurus Munro

Manisuris is a genus of Indian plants in the grass family. The only known species is Manisuris myurus, native to Tamil Nadu in Southern India.

Formerly included species

Numerous species are now regarded as better suited in other genera, including Chasmopodium, Coelorachis, Glyphochloa, Hackelochloa, Hemarthria, Heteropholis, Lasiurus, Mnesithea, Phacelurus, Rhytachne, and Rottboellia. These species include:

References

  1. ^ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. Karthikeyan, S., Jain, S.K., Nayar, M.P. & Sanjappa, M. (1989). Florae Indicae Enumeratio: Monocotyledonae: 1-435. Botanical Survey of India, Calcutta
  3. Grassbase - The World Online Grass Flora
Taxon identifiers
Manisuris
Manisuris myurus


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