Odyssea
Sign in to saveOdyssea is a genus of African and Arabian plants in the grass family.
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- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassLiliopsida
- OrderPoales
- FamilyPoaceae
Native toAngola, Botswana, Cape Provinces, DR Congo, Namibia, Northern Provinces, Somalia, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe
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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