Nanooravia
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Nanooravia[1] is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Poaceae. The only species is Nanooravia santapaui,[2][3][4][5] an annual grass, and its native range is Southern India (Kerala, Karnataka).
Nanooravia | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Clade: | Commelinids |
Order: | Poales |
Family: | Poaceae |
Subfamily: | Panicoideae |
Supertribe: | Andropogonodae |
Tribe: | Andropogoneae |
Subtribe: | Ischaeminae |
Genus: | Nanooravia Kiran Raj & Sivad. |
Species: | N. santapaui |
Binomial name | |
Nanooravia santapaui (M.R.Almeida) Kiran Raj & Sivad. | |
The genus was circumscribed by MS Kiran Raj and M.Sivadasan, and published in Nord. J. Bot., Vol. 31 on page 161 in 2013.[3] It is characterised by unusual intertwined inflorescence; solitary pedicelled spikelet with auricled glumes, and long callus covered with golden yellow hairs.[2][6]
The genus name Nanooravia is in honour of Professor N. Ravi,[7] who is an Indian botanist and environmentalist. His serious efforts were instrumental in recognising the Asramam Biodiversity Heritage Site (ABHS), Kollam, the first in Kerala State.[8]