| Pentameris | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Monocots |
| (unranked): | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Poaceae |
| Subfamily: | Danthonioideae |
| Genus: |
Pentameris P.Beauv. |
| Type species | |
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Pentameris thuarii P.Beauv. |
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Pentameris is a genus of plants in the grass family, native primarily to Africa, with a few species in Yemen and on certain islands in the Indian Ocean.
A significant number of species are endemic to South Africa.
see Chaetobromus Danthonia Merxmuellera Pseudopentameris Tenaxia