Pommereulla

Familia: Poaceae
Subfamilia: Chloridoideae
Tribus: Cynodonteae
Subtribus: Eleusininae
Genus: Pommereulla
Species: P. cornucopiae
Name

Pommereulla L.f., Nov. Gram. Gen.: 31 (1779)
monotypic taxon

References

Linneaus, C. von (1779) Nova Graminum Genera 31.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2013. Pommereulla in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2013 Nov. 20. Reference page.
Simon, B.K., Clayton, W.D., Harman, K.T., Vorontsova, M., Brake, I., Healy, D. & Alfonso, Y. 2013. GrassWorld, Pommereulla. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2013 Nov. 20.
Tropicos.org 2013. Pommereulla. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2013 Nov. 20.
International Plant Names Index. 2013. Pommereulla. Published online. Accessed: 20 Nov. 2013.

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]

formerly included[2]

see Melanocenchris

Pommereulla monoeca – Melanocenchris monoica
Pommereulla royleana – Melanocenchris jacquemontii

References

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