Kingdom Plantae Family Poaceae Higher classification Grasses | Order Poales Species C. tuberculosa Rank Genus | |
Similar Micropyrum, Airopsis, Periballia, Psilurus, Avellinia | ||
Castellia is a genus of African and Eurasian plants in the grass family. The only known species is Castellia tuberculosa, native to southern Europe (Spain, Sardinia, Greece), northern and northeastern Africa (Algeria, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia, Djibouti, Eritrea, Somalia, Sudan), and southwestern Asia (Saudi Arabia, Oman, Persian Gulf Sheikdoms, Iran, Pakistan, Punjab State of India).
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