genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...
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grasses
Poaceae () or Gramineae () is a large and nearly ubiquitous family of monocotyledonous flowering plants commonly known as grasses. It includes the cereal grasses, bamboos and the grasses of natural grassland and species cultivated in lawns and ...
Merxmuellera ambalavaoensis
''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 ...
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Madagascar
Madagascar (; mg, Madagasikara, ), officially the Republic of Madagascar ( mg, Repoblikan'i Madagasikara, links=no, ; french: République de Madagascar), is an island country in the Indian Ocean, approximately off the coast of East Africa ...
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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 ...
'' (C.E.Hubb.) Conert -
Malawi
Malawi (; or aláwi Tumbuka: ''Malaŵi''), officially the Republic of Malawi, is a landlocked country in Southeastern Africa that was formerly known as Nyasaland. It is bordered by Zambia to the west, Tanzania to the north and northeast ...
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Mozambique
Mozambique (), officially the Republic of Mozambique ( pt, Moçambique or , ; ny, Mozambiki; sw, Msumbiji; ts, Muzambhiki), is a country located in southeastern Africa bordered by the Indian Ocean to the east, Tanzania to the north, Malawi ...
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Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe (), officially the Republic of Zimbabwe, is a landlocked country located in Southeast Africa, between the Zambezi and Limpopo Rivers, bordered by South Africa to the south, Botswana to the south-west, Zambia to the north, and Mozam ...
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Limpopo
Limpopo is the northernmost province of South Africa. It is named after the Limpopo River, which forms the province's western and northern borders. The capital and largest city in the province is Polokwane, while the provincial legislature is ...
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Merxmuellera drakensbergensis
''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 ...
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Cape Province
The Province of the Cape of Good Hope ( af, Provinsie Kaap die Goeie Hoop), commonly referred to as the Cape Province ( af, Kaapprovinsie) and colloquially as The Cape ( af, Die Kaap), was a province in the Union of South Africa and subsequen ...
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Lesotho
Lesotho ( ), officially the Kingdom of Lesotho, is a country landlocked country, landlocked as an Enclave and exclave, enclave in South Africa. It is situated in the Maloti Mountains and contains the Thabana Ntlenyana, highest mountains in Sou ...
KwaZulu-Natal
KwaZulu-Natal (, also referred to as KZN and known as "the garden province") is a province of South Africa that was created in 1994 when the Zulu bantustan of KwaZulu ("Place of the Zulu" in Zulu) and Natal Province were merged. It is locate ...
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Mpumalanga
Mpumalanga () is a province of South Africa. The name means "East", or literally "The Place Where the Sun Rises" in the Swazi, Xhosa, Ndebele and Zulu languages. Mpumalanga lies in eastern South Africa, bordering Eswatini and Mozambique. It ...
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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 ...
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Ethiopia
Ethiopia, , om, Itiyoophiyaa, so, Itoobiya, ti, ኢትዮጵያ, Ítiyop'iya, aa, Itiyoppiya officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a landlocked country in the Horn of Africa. It shares borders with Eritrea to the ...
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Merxmuellera macowanii
''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 ...
Merxmuellera stereophylla
''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 ...
Merxmuellera tsaratananensis
''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 ...
'' (A.Camus) Conert - Madagascar
Formerly included
''Merxmuellera'' formerly contained the following species:
See also
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List of Poaceae genera
The true grasses ( Poaceae) are one of the largest plant families, with around 12,000 species and roughly 800 genera. They contain, among others, the cereal crop species and other plants of economic importance, such as the bamboos, and several i ...