Germainia

Germainia
Germainia truncatiglumis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Clade:	Commelinids
Order:	Poales
Family:	Poaceae
Subfamily:	Panicoideae
Supertribe:	Andropogonodae
Tribe:	Andropogoneae
Subtribe:	Germainiinae
Genus:	Germainia Balansa & Poitr.
Type species
Germainia capitata Balansa & Poitr.
Synonyms
Balansochloa Kuntze Chumsriella Bor Sclerandrium Stapf & C.E.Hubb.

Germainia is a genus of plants in the grass family. Species of the genus are found in China, Asia and Australia.

Species

The following species are recognised in the genus Germainia:

• Germainia capitata Balansa & Poitr. – Guangdong, Yunnan, Vietnam, Thailand, New Guinea, Queensland
• Germainia grandiflora (S.T.Blake) Chai-Anan – Queensland, Northern Territory
• Germainia khasyana Hack. – Assam, Myanmar, Thailand
• Germainia lanipes Hook.f. – Myanmar, Thailand
• Germainia pilosa Chai-Anan – Thailand
• Germainia tenax (Balansa) Chai-Anan – Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, Vietnam
• Germainia thailandica (Bor) Chai-Anan – Thailand
• Germainia thorelii A.Camus – Laos, Thailand, Vietnam
• Germainia truncatiglumis (F.Muell. ex Benth.) Chai-Anan – Northern Territory, Western Australia, New Guinea

References

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