Odyssea
Odyssea mucronata from Masirah Island, Omani territory in the Arabian Sea
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Clade:	Commelinids
Order:	Poales
Family:	Poaceae
Subfamily:	Chloridoideae
Tribe:	Cynodonteae
Subtribe:	Aeluropodinae
Genus:	Odyssea Stapf
Type species
Odyssea paucinervis Stapf

Odyssea is a genus of African and Arabian plants in the grass family. ^{[1] [2]}

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. ^[1]

Species ^{[3] [4]}

• 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 ^[3]

see Psilolemma

• Odyssea jaegeri - Psilolemma jaegeri

References