Puelia
genus of plants
Puelia is a genus of African grasses, the only genus in the tribe Atractocarpeae (syn. Puelieae). It belongs to the subfamily Puelioideae, one of the early-diverging lineages in the grasses, but used to be considered a bamboo genus.
Species
Source:
Puelia ciliata Franch. - Cameroon, Republic of Congo, Gabon, São Tomé, Bioko
Puelia coriacea Clayton - Zaïre
Puelia dewevrei De Wild. & T.Durand - Zaïre, Republic of Congo, Gabon
Puelia olyriformis (Franch.) Clayton - Liberia, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Republic of Congo, Gabon, Tanzania
Puelia schumanniana Pilg. - Cameroon
Formerly included
Puelia guluensis - Guaduella macrostachys
References
External links
Clayton, W.D.; Vorontsova, M.S.; Harman, K.T.; Williamson, H. "Puelia". GrassBase - The Online World Grass Flora. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2015-12-20.
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