Anthenatia

Anthaenantia is a genus of herbaceous plants belonging to the Poaceae family. It is native to Venezuela and Suriname. It comprises 11 described species and of these, only 3 accepted.

Taxonomy

The genus was described by Ambroise Marie François Joseph Palisot de Beauvois and published in Essai d'une Nouvelle Agrostographie 48, 151, t. 10. 1812. The type species is: Anthenantia villosa (Michx.) P. Beauv.

Etymology

The generic name comes from the Greek anthos (flower) and enantios (opposite), referring to the problems reflected in the morphological interpretation of the spikelet.

Cytology

The number of the base of the chromosome, x = 10 (?). 2n = 20.

Accepted species

The following is a list of the species of the genus Anthenantia accepted up to April 2014, arranged alphabetically. For each one, the binomial name followed by the author is indicated, abbreviated according to conventions and uses.

• Anthenantia rufa (Elliott) Schult.
• Anthenantia texana Kral
• Anthenantia villosa (Michx.) P. Beauv.