Pommereulla is a genus of Indian and Sri Lankan plants in the grass family.[3][4] The only known species is Pommereulla cornucopiae, native to Sri Lanka and Tamil Nadu.[2] The genus is dedicated to Elizabeth Jullienne du Gage de Pommereul (1733-1782), a French female botanist.[3]

Pommereulla
Botanical drawing, 1798
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Subfamily: Chloridoideae
Tribe: Cynodonteae
Subtribe: Eleusininae
Genus: Pommereulla
L.f.[1]
Species:
P. cornucopiae
Binomial name
Pommereulla cornucopiae
L.f.
Synonyms[2]
  • Pommereulla elongata Wight & Arn. ex Steud.
formerly included[2]

see Melanocenchris

References

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  1. ^  Nova Graminum Genera. Upsaliae 31 (1779) "Plant Name Details for Poaceae "Pommereulla" L.f.'". IPNI. Retrieved May 5, 2011.
  2. ^ a b c Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  3. ^ a b Linnaeus, Carl von 1779. Nova Graminum Genera 31.
  4. ^ Grassbase - The World Online Grass Flora