Puelia
| Puelia | |
|---|---|
| Puelia ciliata and Puelia olyriformis | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Poaceae |
| Subfamily: | Puelioideae |
| Tribe: | Atractocarpeae Jacq.-Fél. ex Tzvelev |
| Genus: | Puelia Franch. |
| Type species | |
| Puelia ciliata | |
| Synonyms | |
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Puelia is a genus of African grasses, the only genus in the tribe Atractocarpeae (syn. Puelieae). It belongs to the subfamily Puelioideae, one of the early-diverging lineages in the grasses, but used to be considered a bamboo genus.
- Species
- Puelia ciliata Franch. - Cameroon, Republic of Congo, Gabon, São Tomé, Bioko
- Puelia coriacea Clayton - Zaïre
- Puelia dewevrei De Wild. & T.Durand - Zaïre, Republic of Congo, Gabon
- Puelia olyriformis (Franch.) Clayton - Liberia, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Republic of Congo, Gabon, Tanzania
- Puelia schumanniana Pilg. - Cameroon
- formerly included
see Guaduella
- Puelia guluensis - Guaduella macrostachys