Desmazeria is a genus of Mediterranean plants in the grass family, related to Catapodium.Dumortier, Barthélemy Charles Joseph. 1822. Commentationes Botanicae 26Grassbase - The World Online Grass Flora
The genus is named for John Baptiste Henri Joseph Desmazières, (1796-1862) a French merchant, amateur botanist, and editor of scientific journals.The Names of Plants, D. Gledhill, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK. Rep. 1996. .p.93
SpeciesAltervista Flora Italiana, genere DesmazeriaThe Plant List, search for Desmazeria Desmazeria lorentii H.Scholz - Tunisia, Libya Desmazeria philistaea (Boiss.) H.Scholz - Tunisia, Libya, Egypt, Palestine, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria Desmazeria pignattii Brullo & Pavone - Sicily Desmazeria sicula (Jacq.) Dumort. - Sicily, Sardinia, Calabria, Spain, Algeria, Libya, Tunisia
formerly included see Castellia Catapodium Cutandia Halopyrum Sclerochloa Tribolium Wangenheimia
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