Pommereulla is a genus of Indian and Sri Lankan plants in the grass family.[3][4] The only known species is Pommereulla cornucopiae, native to Sri Lanka and Tamil Nadu.[2] The genus is dedicated to Elizabeth Jullienne du Gage de Pommereul (1733-1782), a French female botanist.[3]
| Pommereulla | |
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| Botanical drawing, 1798 | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Poaceae |
| Subfamily: | Chloridoideae |
| Tribe: | Cynodonteae |
| Subtribe: | Eleusininae |
| Genus: | Pommereulla L.f.[1] |
| Species: | P. cornucopiae |
| Binomial name | |
| Pommereulla cornucopiae L.f. | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
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- formerly included[2]
see Melanocenchris
- Pommereulla monoeca – Melanocenchris monoica
- Pommereulla royleana – Melanocenchris jacquemontii