Manisuris

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: Ratzeburgiinae
Genus: Manisuris
Species: M. myurus
Name

Manisuris L., Mant. Pl. 2: 164, 300 (1771)
monotypic taxon

Synonyms

Heterotypic
Peltophorus Desv., Nouv. Bull. Sci. Soc. Philom. Paris 2: 188 (1810), nom. superfl.

References

Manisuris is a genus of Indian plants in the grass family.[2][3] The only known species is Manisuris myurus, native to Tamil Nadu in southern India.[1]

formerly included[1]

numerous species now regarded as better suited in other genera: Chasmopodium Coelorachis Glyphochloa Hackelochloa Hemarthria Heteropholis Lasiurus Mnesithea Phacelurus Rhytachne Rottboellia
References

Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
Karthikeyan, S., Jain, S.K., Nayar, M.P. & Sanjappa, M. (1989). Florae Indicae Enumeratio: Monocotyledonae: 1-435. Botanical Survey of India, Calcutta
Grassbase - The World Online Grass Flora

Linneaus, C. von (1771) Mantissa Plantarum 2: 164.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2013. Manisuris 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, Manisuris. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2013 Dec. 2.
Tropicos.org 2013. Manisuris. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2013 Dec. 2.
International Plant Names Index. 2013. Manisuris. Published online. Accessed: 2 Dec. 2013.