Nanooravia[2] is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Poaceae. The only species is Nanooravia santapaui,[3][4][5][6] an annual grass, and its native range is Southern India (Kerala, Karnataka).
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Poaceae |
| Subfamily: | Panicoideae |
| Supertribe: | Andropogonodae |
| Tribe: | Andropogoneae |
| Subtribe: | Ischaeminae |
| Genus: | Nanooravia Kiran Raj & Sivad. |
| Species: | N. santapaui
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| Binomial name | |
| Nanooravia santapaui (M.R.Almeida) Kiran Raj & Sivad.
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The genus was circumscribed by MS Kiran Raj and M.Sivadasan, and published in Nord. J. Bot., Vol. 31 on page 161 in 2013.[4] It is characterised by unusual intertwined inflorescence; solitary pedicelled spikelet with keel-less auricled glumes, and long callus covered with golden yellow hairs.[3][7]
The genus name Nanooravia is in honour of Professor N. Ravi,[8] who is an Indian botanist and environmentalist. His serious efforts were instrumental in recognising the Asramam Biodiversity Heritage Site (ABHS), Kollam, the first in Kerala State.[9]
See also
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edit- ^ "Nanooravia santapaui (M.R.Almeida) Kiran Raj & Sivad. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science".
- ^ https://www.worldfloraonline.org/taxon/wfo-4001303334
- ^ a b "Nanooravia Kiran Raj & Sivad. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
- ^ a b Raj, M. S. Kiran; Sivadasan, M.; Veldkamp, J. F.; Alfarhan, A. H.; Thomas, Jacob (2013-05-21). "Nanooravia gen. nov., subtribe Dimeriinae (Poaceae–Panicoideae–Andropogoneae) from India". Nordic Journal of Botany. 31 (2): 161–165. doi:10.1111/j.1756-1051.2012.01207.x. ISSN 0107-055X.
- ^ Raj, M.S. Kiran; Sivadasan, M. (2013-10-08). "Erratum". Nordic Journal of Botany. 31 (5): 638. doi:10.1111/j.1756-1051.2013.00358.x. ISSN 0107-055X.
- ^ "Tropicos". tropicos.org. Retrieved 2024-05-09.
- ^ Raj, M. S. Kiran (2008-08-17). "Taxonomic revision of the subtribe Dimeriinae Hack of Andropogoneae -Panicoideae -Poaceae in Peninsular India". Shodhganga: A Reservoir of Indian Theses @ INFLIBNET. hdl:10603/7030.
- ^ "Harvard University Herbaria & Libraries". kiki.huh.harvard.edu. Retrieved 2024-05-05.
- ^ Mohammed, Sham (2017-07-24). "Ashramam first biodiversity heritage site". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 2024-05-05.