| Pommereulla | |
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| Botanical drawing, 1798 | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Poaceae |
| Subfamily: | Chloridoideae |
| Tribe: | Cynodonteae |
| Subtribe: | Eleusininae |
| Genus: | Pommereulla L.f. |
| Species: | P. cornucopiae |
| Binomial name | |
| Pommereulla cornucopiae L.f. | |
| Synonyms | |
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Pommereulla is a genus of Indian and Sri Lankan plants in the grass family. The only known species is Pommereulla cornucopiae, native to Sri Lanka and Tamil Nadu. The genus is dedicated to Elizabeth Jullienne du Gage de Pommereul (1733-1782), a French female botanist.
- formerly included
see Melanocenchris
References
- Nova Graminum Genera. Upsaliae 31 (1779) "Plant Name Details for Poaceae "Pommereulla" L.f.'". IPNI. Retrieved May 5, 2011.
- ^ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ^ Linnaeus, Carl von 1779. Nova Graminum Genera 31.
- Grassbase - The World Online Grass Flora
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Pommereulla | |
| Pommereulla cornucopiae | |
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