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Internal ID UUID6440350fe3452974953569
Scientific name Pentameris insularis
Authority (Hemsl.) Galley & H.P.Linder
First published in Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 97: 333 (2010)

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The species is a perennial grass, growing to a height of up to 1.2 m. It has a tufted habit, with narrow, linear leaves up to 25 cm long and 1 cm wide. The inflorescence is a panicle of spikelets, each containing two to three flowers. The spikelets are green to purple in color, and the flowers are yellow.

Pentameris insularis is a species of perennial grass native to the Amsterdam and Saint Paul islands. It was first described by William Hemsley in 1884 and transferred to Pentameris in 2010. It grows up to 1.2 m tall and has narrow, linear leaves up to 25 cm long and 1 cm wide. The inflorescence is a panicle of spikelets, each containing two to three flowers, which are green to purple in color and the flowers are yellow.

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Scientific name Authority First published in
Pentaschistis insularis (Hemsl.) H.P.Linder Contr. Bolus Herb. 12: 103 (1990)
Trisetum insulare Hemsl. Rep. Challenger, Bot. 1(2): 267 (1884)

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World Flora Online wfo-0000920997
Tropicos 100365157
INPN 780159
KEW urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77111556-1
The Plant List kew-466549
Open Tree Of Life 407940
NCBI Taxonomy 409579
IPNI 77111556-1
GBIF 5828089
Wikipedia Pentameris_insularis

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