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Desmazeria

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Kingdom
  
Plantae

Family
  
Poaceae

Rank
  
Genus

Order
  
Poales

Higher classification
  
Grasses

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Similar
  
Grasses, Catapodium, Sclerochloa, Hainardia, Micropyrum

Desmazeria is a genus of Mediterranean plants in the grass family, related to Catapodium.

The genus is named for John Baptiste Henri Joseph Desmazières, (1796-1862) a French merchant, amateur botanist, and editor of scientific journals.

Species
  1. Desmazeria lorentii H.Scholz - Tunisia, Libya
  2. Desmazeria philistaea (Boiss.) H.Scholz - Tunisia, Libya, Egypt, Palestine, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria
  3. Desmazeria pignattii Brullo & Pavone - Sicily
  4. Desmazeria sicula (Jacq.) Dumort. - Sicily, Sardinia, Calabria, Spain, Algeria, Libya, Tunisia
formerly included

see Castellia Catapodium Cutandia Halopyrum Sclerochloa Tribolium Wangenheimia

References

Desmazeria Wikipedia