Odyssea | |
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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
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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]
see Psilolemma