Paratheria

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

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

Familia: Poaceae
Subfamilia: Panicoideae
Tribus: Paniceae
Subtribus: Cenchrinae
Genus: Paratheria
Species: P. glaberrima – P. prostrata
Name

Paratheria Griseb., Cat. Pl. Cub.: 236 (1866)
Type species: Paratheria prostrata Griseb., Cat. Pl. Cub.: 236 (1866)

References

Grisebach, A.H.R. (1866) Catalogus plantarum cubensium . . . 236.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2013. Paratheria in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2013 Nov. 30. Reference page.
Simon, B.K., Clayton, W.D., Harman, K.T., Vorontsova, M., Brake, I., Healy, D. & Alfonso, Y. 2013. GrassWorld, Paratheria. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2013 Nov. 30.
Tropicos.org 2013. Paratheria. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2013 Nov. 30.
International Plant Names Index. 2013. Paratheria. Published online. Accessed: 30 Nov. 2013.

Paratheria is a genus of African and Caribbean plants in the grass family. [1][2]

Species[3][4]

Paratheria glaberrima C.E.Hubb. – Sierra Leone, Republic of the Congo
Paratheria prostrata Griseb. – Sub-Saharan Africa from Senegal to Ethiopia to Namibia and Madagascar; Costa Rica, Cuba, Hispaniola, Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, French Guiana, Bolivia, Brazil

References

Grassbase - The World Online Grass Flora
Grisebach, August Heinrich Rudolf 1866. Catalogus plantarum cubensium exhibens collectionem Wrightianam aliasque minores ex insula Cuba missas page 236
Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
The Plant List search for Paratheria