Thuarea

Thuarea
Thuarea involuta
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
(unranked): Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Genus: Thuarea
Pers.
Type species
Thuarea sarmentosa
(syn of T. involuta)[1][2]
Synonyms[1][3]
  • Microthuareia A.Thouars
  • Ornithocephalochloa Kurz
  • Thouarsia Kuntze

Thuarea is a genus of plants in the grass family, native to Asia, Africa, Australia, and various islands of the Indian and Pacific Oceans.[2][4][5][6][7]

Species[1][8]
  1. 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.
  2. Thuarea perrieri A.Camus - Madagascar

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