Germainia

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

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

Familia: Poaceae
Subfamilia: Panicoideae
Tribus: Andropogoneae
Subtribus: Germainiinae
Genus: Germainia
Species: G. capitata – G. grandiflora – G. khasyana – G. lanipes – G. pilosa – G. tenax – G. thailandica – G. thorelii – G. truncatiglumis
Name

Germainia Balansa & Poitr., Bull. Soc. Hist. Nat. Toulouse 7: 344 (1873)
Type species: Germainia capitata Balansa & Poitr., Bull. Soc. Hist. Nat. Toulouse 7: 344 (1873)

Synonyms

Heterotypic
Balansochloa Kuntze in T.E.von Post & C.E.O.Kuntze, Lex. Gen. Phan.: 58 (1903)
Sclerandrium Stapf & C.E.Hubb., Hooker's Icon. Pl. 33: t. 3262 (1935)
Chumsriella Bor, Dansk Bot. Ark. 23: 467 (1968)

References

Balansa, B. & Poitrasson, (1873) Bulletin de la Société d' Histoire Naturelle de Toulouse 7: 344.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2013. Germainia 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, Germainia. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2013 Dec. 2.
Tropicos.org 2013. Germainia. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2013 Dec. 2.
International Plant Names Index. 2013. Germainia. Published online. Accessed: 2 Dec. 2013.

Germainia is a genus of Chinese, Asian and Australian plants in the grass family.[2][3][4][5]
Species

List of major Germainia species:[6][7]

Germainia capitata Balansa & Poitr. - Guangdong, Yunnan, Vietnam, Thailand, New Guinea, Queensland
Germainia grandiflora (S.T.Blake) Chai-Anan - Queensland, Northern Territory
Germainia khasyana Hack. - Asssam, Myanmar, Thailand
Germainia lanipes Hook.f. - Myanmar, Thailand
Germainia pilosa Chai-Anan - Thailand
Germainia tenax (Balansa) Chai-Anan - Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, Vietnam
Germainia thailandica (Bor) Chai-Anan - Thailand
Germainia thorelii A.Camus - Laos, Thailand, Vietnam
Germainia truncatiglumis (F.Muell. ex Benth.) Chai-Anan - Northern Territory, Western Australia, New Guinea

References

"Germainia Balansa & Poitr". Plants of the World Online. The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. n.d. Retrieved September 23, 2020.
Grassbase - The World Online Grass Flora
Balansa, Benedict & Poitrasson, R. P. 1873. Bulletin de la Société d' Histoire Naturelle de Toulouse 7: 344
Tropicos, Germainia Balansa & Poitr.
Flora of China Vol. 22 Page 599 吉曼草属 ji man cao shu Germainia Balansa & Poitrasson
Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
Atlas of Living Australia