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 Edit this 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

References edit

  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