Odyssea

Odyssea is a genus of African and Arabian plants in the grass family.

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GENUS

KingdomPlantae
PhylumTracheophyta
ClassLiliopsida
OrderPoales
FamilyPoaceae

Native toAngola, Botswana, Cape Provinces, DR Congo, Namibia, Northern Provinces, Somalia, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Odyssea is een geslacht uit de grassenfamilie (Poaceae). De soorten van dit geslacht komen voor in Afrika en Azië.

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Instance of: taxon
Parent taxon: Poaceae
Image: Odyssea mucronata from Oman.jpg

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taxon name: Odyssea
taxon rank: genus
GRIN URL: npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomygenus.aspx?id=8389
topic's main category: Category:Odyssea (genus)
Commons category: Odyssea (genus)

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Odyssea is a genus of African and Arabian plants in the grass family.

The genus is named after the ancient Greek tale "The Odyssey," in allusion to the long journey the type species has been taken through nine genera before settling in this one. Species Odyssea mucronata (Forssk.) Stapf - Eritrea, Somalia, Yemen, possibly Saudi Arabia Odyssea paucinervis (Nees) Stapf - Zaire, Somalia, Tanzania, Angola, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Cape Province, Namibia, Limpopo, Mpumalanga formerly included see Psilolemma Odyssea jaegeri - Psilolemma jaegeri

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