Thuarea

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Monocots
Cladus: Commelinids
Ordo: Poales

Familia: Poaceae
Subfamilia: Panicoideae
Tribus: Paniceae
Subtribus: Melinidinae
Genus: Thuarea
Species: T. involuta – T. perrieri
Name

Thuarea Pers., Syn. Pl. 1: 110 (1805)
Type species: Thuarea involuta (G.Forst.) R.Br. ex Sm. in A.Rees, Cycl. 35(II.70): s.p. (1817)

Synonyms

Heterotypic
Microthuareia A.Thouars, Gen. Nov. Madagasc.: 3 (1806), nom. superfl.
Ornithocephalochloa Kurz, J. Bot. 13: 332 (1875).

References

Persoon, C.H. 1805. Synopsis plantarum, seu enchiridium botanicum, complectens enumerationem systematicam specierum hucusque cognitarum. Pars prima. XII+546 pp. Apud Carol. Frid. Cramerum, Parisiis Lutetiorum [Paris]; Apud J.G. Cottam, Tubingae [Tübingen]. BHL Biblioteca Digital Reference page. : 110.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2013. Thuarea in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2013 Dec. 2. Reference page.
Simon, B.K., Clayton, W.D., Harman, K.T., Vorontsova, M., Brake, I., Healy, D. & Alfonso, Y. 2013. GrassWorld, Thuarea. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2013 Dec. 2.
Tropicos.org 2013. Thuarea. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2013 Dec. 2.
International Plant Names Index. 2013. Thuarea. Published online. Accessed: 2 Dec. 2013.

Thuarea is a genus of plants in the grass family, native to Asia, Africa, Australia, and various islands of the Indian and Pacific Oceans.[1][4]

Species:[2][5]

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.
Thuarea perrieri A.Camus - Madagascar

References

Persoon, Christiaan Hendrik. 1805. Synopsis Plantarum 1: 110 in Latin
Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
Tropicos, Thouarsia Kuntze

Tropicos, Thuarea Pers.
Grassbase - The World Online Grass Flora
Atlas of Living Australia, Thuarea Pers., Kuroiwa Grass
Flora of China Vol. 22 Page 525 蒭雷草属 chu lei cao shu Thuarea Persoon, Syn. Pl. 1: 110. 1805.

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