Oplismenus

Oplismenus
Oplismenus undulatifolius
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Monocots
(unranked):	Commelinids
Order:	Poales
Family:	Poaceae
Subfamily:	Panicoideae
Tribe:	Paniceae
Genus:	Oplismenus P.Beauv.

Oplismenus is a small genus of annual or perennial grasses found in tropical Asia and extending down through South East Asia into Australia. Scholz, who studied the genus throughout the world, recognized nine species and 18 infraspecific taxa. An English translation of her work is available at http://www.herbarium.usu.edu/translate. The generic name is derived from the Ancient Greek hoplismenos 'armed'.

Species include:

• Oplismenus compositus^[1]
• Oplismenus hirtellus^[2]
  • O. h. ssp. undulatifolius

References

1. ^ Bussmann, R. W., et al. (2006). Plant use of the Maasai of Sekenani Valley, Maasai Mara, Kenya. J Ethnobiol Ethnomed 2 22.
2. ^ USDA Plants Profile: Oplismenus

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