Pentameris is a genus of plants in the Poaceae, native primarily to Africa, with a few species in Yemen and on certain islands in the Indian Ocean. Palisot de Beauvois, Ambroise Marie François Joseph. 1812. Essai d'une Nouvelle Agrostographie 92-93 in Latin Palisot de Beauvois, Ambroise Marie François Joseph. 1812. Essai d'une Nouvelle Agrostographie plate XVIII (18), figure VIII (8) line drawings of Pentameris thuarii Tropicos, Pentameris P. Beauv.
A significant number of species are endemic to South Africa.Linder, Hans Peter, et al. 2010. A generic classification of the Danthionioideae (Poaceae). Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden 97(3): 306-364
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