''Parahyparrhenia'' is a

genus Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...

of Afro-Asian plants in the grass family. Globally, the genus comprises seven species. Two species are known to occur in India, where they are narrow endemic. The species show disjunct distribution in Africa and Asia. ''Parahyparrhenia bellariensis'' (Hack.) Clayton an extremely rare grass which was presumed extinct was rediscovered after the span of 184 years from its type locality in the state of

Andhra Pradesh Andhra Pradesh (ISO 15919, ISO: , , AP) is a States and union territories of India, state on the East Coast of India, east coast of southern India. It is the List of states and union territories of India by area, seventh-largest state and th ...

South India South India, also known as Southern India or Peninsular India, is the southern part of the Deccan Peninsula in India encompassing the states of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Telangana as well as the union territories of ...

by Mr
Shahid Nawaz
an agrostologist at the Blatter Herbarium . Following its rediscovery, it has been classified as

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(CR) by following the guidelines of

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Criteria and Category. Recently, the genus was revised by Shahid Nawaz, an Indian agrostologist, who also reviewed African and Thai species. ; SpeciesKew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
/ref>The Plant List search for ''Parahyparrhenia''
/ref> * '' Parahyparrhenia annua'' (Hack.) Clayton -

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regions of Africa * '' Parahyparrhenia bellariensis'' (Hack.) Clayton -

Landge, Shahid Nawaz (29 March 2022). "A taxonomic revision of the genus Parahyparrhenia (Poaceae: Andropogoneae) in India and review of African and Thai species". ''Phytotaxa''. 541 (3): 247–260 – via Magnolia Pres

https://www.biotaxa.org/Phytotaxa/article/view/phytotaxa.541.3.4] * '' Parahyparrhenia khannae'' A. P. Tiwari & Chorghe -

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Madhya Pradesh Madhya Pradesh (; ; ) is a state in central India. Its capital is Bhopal and the largest city is Indore, Indore. Other major cities includes Gwalior, Jabalpur, and Sagar, Madhya Pradesh, Sagar. Madhya Pradesh is the List of states and union te ...

India India, officially the Republic of India, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by area, seventh-largest country by area; the List of countries by population (United Nations), most populous country since ...

* '' Parahyparrhenia laegaardii'' Veldkamp -

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* '' Parahyparrhenia perennis'' Clayton -

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* '' Parahyparrhenia siamensis'' Clayton -

Laos Laos, officially the Lao People's Democratic Republic (LPDR), is the only landlocked country in Southeast Asia. It is bordered by Myanmar and China to the northwest, Vietnam to the east, Cambodia to the southeast, and Thailand to the west and ...

* '' Parahyparrhenia tridentata'' Clayton -

References

Andropogoneae Poaceae genera Taxa named by Aimée Antoinette Camus {{Panicoideae-stub