Rehia
| Rehia | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Poaceae |
| Subfamily: | Bambusoideae |
| Tribe: | Olyreae |
| Subtribe: | Olyrinae |
| Genus: | Rehia Fijten |
| Species: | R. nervata |
| Binomial name | |
| Rehia nervata (Swallen) Fijten | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Rehia is a genus of plants in the grass family.[2][3][4][5] The only known species is Rehia nervata, native to Brazil (Amapá, Pará, Maranhão) and to the Guianas (Suriname, Guyana, French Guiana).[6]
The genus name of Rehia is in honour of Richard Eric Holttum (1895–1990), who was an English botanist and author.[7]
References
- ^ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families do
- ^ Swallen, Jason Richard. 1964. Phytologia 11(3): 154
- ^ Fijten, F. 1975. Blumea 22(3): 416
- ^ Tropicos, Rehia Fijten
- ^ Grassbase - The World Online Grass Flora
- ^ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ^ Burkhardt, Lotte (2022). Eine Enzyklopädie zu eponymischen Pflanzennamen [Encyclopedia of eponymic plant names] (pdf) (in German). Berlin: Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin. doi:10.3372/epolist2022. ISBN 978-3-946292-41-8. Retrieved January 27, 2022.