Nanooravia

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Nanooravia
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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.
Habitat and morpho-variants of Nanooravia santapaui (M.R.Almeida) Kiran Raj & Sivad. A. Species grow along the lateritic hilly slopes of Kasaragode, Kerala. B. Long variant with culm bent at the uppermost node. C. Short variant. D. Intertwined inflorescence showing long awns of the spikelets. E. Callus of spikelet covered with golden yellow hairs

Nanooravia is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Poaceae. The only species is Nanooravia santapaui,[1][2][3][4]an annual grass, and its native range is Southern India (Kerala, Karnataka).

The genus was circumscribed by MS Kiran Raj and M.Sivadasan, and published in Nord. J. Bot., Vol. 31 on page 161 in 2013.[2] It is characterised by unusual intertwined inflorescence; solitary pedicelled spikelet with auricled glumes, and long callus covered with golden yellow hairs.[1][5]

The genus name Nanooravia is in honour of Professor N. Ravi,[6] 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.[7]

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  1. ^ a b "Nanooravia Kiran Raj & Sivad. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
  2. ^ a b Raj, M. S. Kiran; Sivadasan, M.; Veldkamp, J. F.; Alfarhan, A. H.; Thomas, Jacob (2013-05-21). "Nanooravia gen. nov., subtribe Dimeriinae (Poaceae–Panicoideae–Andropogoneae) from India". Nordic Journal of Botany. 31 (2): 161–165. doi:10.1111/j.1756-1051.2012.01207.x. ISSN 0107-055X.
  3. ^ Raj, M.S. Kiran; Sivadasan, M. (2013-10-08). "Erratum". Nordic Journal of Botany. 31 (5): 638–638. doi:10.1111/j.1756-1051.2013.00358.x. ISSN 0107-055X.
  4. ^ "Tropicos". tropicos.org. Retrieved 2024-05-09.
  5. ^ Raj, M. S. Kiran (2008-08-17). "Taxonomic revision of the subtribe Dimeriinae Hack of Andropogoneae -Panicoideae -Poaceae in Peninsular India". Shodhganga : a reservoir of Indian theses @ INFLIBNET.
  6. ^ "Harvard University Herbaria & Libraries". kiki.huh.harvard.edu. Retrieved 2024-05-05.
  7. ^ Mohammed, Sham (2017-07-24). "Ashramam first biodiversity heritage site". www.deccanchronicle.com. Retrieved 2024-05-05.
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