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Dimeria ciliata
Scientific Name: Dimeria ciliata
Family: Poaceae
Category: Monocot
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Dimeria ciliata
Dimeria ciliata is a species of grass belonging to the genus Dimeria. The provided text offers insights into its classification, nomenclature, distribution, and related species.
Taxonomy and Nomenclature
- Scientific Name: Dimeria ciliata Merr.
- Kingdom: Plantae
- Phylum: Tracheophyta
- Class: Liliopsida (Monocotyledonae)
- Order: Cyperales
- Family: Poaceae (Grass family)
- Synonyms: Dimeria chloridiformis (Gaudich.) K.Schum. & Lauterb. is considered a synonym in some databases.
- Varieties: Dimeria ornithopoda Trin. var. tenera (Trin.) Hack., Dimeria ciliata var. heteromorpha Reeder.
Distribution and Habitat
- Dimeria ciliata has been found in Palawan, Philippines, in low open grasslands just above sea level.
- It is considered endemic to that region.
- It has also been found near streams in the Sepik District.
- The text mentions it growing on wet hilly grasslands.
Additional Dimeria Species Mentioned:
- Dimeria blatteri Bor
- Dimeria keenanii Bor
- Dimeria kurumthotticalana K.C. Jacob
- Dimeria acutipes Bor
- Dimeria ornithopoda Trin.
- Dimeria kerrii
Ecological Interactions
- The text notes that Dimeria ciliata can grow in association with Utricularia lazulina, Utricularia caerulea, and Salomonia ciliata.
Further Information
- Information can be found in the B & T World Seeds database.
- Search for Dimeria ciliata in IPNI (International Plant Names Index), the Australian Plant Name Index, the NYBG (New York Botanical Garden) Virtual Herbarium, and JSTOR Plant Science.
- Refer to Poaceae Dimeria R.Br. -- Prodromus Florae Novae Hollandiae 1810 (APNI).