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of plants in the grass family. Most of the species occur in

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, with a few in insular

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, southern

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Merxmuellera ''Merxmuellera'' is a genus of African grasses named for Hermann Merxmueller, a 20th century German botanist and taxonomist who was an expert on African flora. Species ''Merxmuellera'' contains the following species: * '' Merxmuellera ambalavao ...

Tenaxia ''Tenaxia'' is a genus of Asian and African plants in the grass family. ; Species * '' Tenaxia aureocephala'' (J.G.Anderson) N.P.Barker & H.P.Linder - KwaZulu-Natal * '' Tenaxia cachemyriana'' (Jaub. & Spach) N.P.Barker & H.P.Linder - Afghanista ...

'' * ''Rytidosperma davyi -

Merxmuellera davyi ''Merxmuellera'' is a genus of African grasses named for Hermann Merxmueller, a 20th century German botanist and taxonomist who was an expert on African flora. Species ''Merxmuellera'' contains the following species: * '' Merxmuellera ambalavao ...

'' * ''Rytidosperma distichum -

Tenaxia disticha ''Tenaxia'' is a genus of Asian and African plants in the grass family. ; Species * '' Tenaxia aureocephala'' (J.G.Anderson) N.P.Barker & H.P.Linder - KwaZulu-Natal * ''Tenaxia cachemyriana'' (Jaub. & Spach) N.P.Barker & H.P.Linder - Afghanistan ...

'' * ''Rytidosperma grandiflorum -

Merxmuellera grandiflora ''Merxmuellera'' is a genus of African grasses named for Hermann Merxmueller, a 20th century German botanist and taxonomist who was an expert on African flora. Species ''Merxmuellera'' contains the following species: * '' Merxmuellera ambalavao ...

'' * ''Rytidosperma subulatum -

Tenaxia subulata ''Tenaxia'' is a genus of Asian and African plants in the grass family. ; Species * '' Tenaxia aureocephala'' (J.G.Anderson) N.P.Barker & H.P.Linder - KwaZulu-Natal * ''Tenaxia cachemyriana'' (Jaub. & Spach) N.P.Barker & H.P.Linder - Afghanistan ...

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