Poaceae

Mnesithea formosa (R.Br.) de Koning & Sosef

Family: Poaceae
Genus: Mnesithea

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Synonyms

Manisuris formosa (R.Br.) Kuntze
Rottboellia formosa R.Br.
Rottboellia formosa f. glabra Domin
Rottboellia formosa f. subglabra Domin
Rottboellia formosa var. pilosissima Domin

Photos

Photo: Mark Marathon, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.