User:DavidAnstiss/Grausa

Grausa is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Loasaceae.

Family: Loasaceae Juss. Grausa Weigend & R.H.Acuña This genus is accepted, and its native range is Chile.

Taxonomy
The genus name of Grausa is in honour of (Hans Rudolf) Jürke Grau

The genus is recognized by the United States Department of Agriculture and the Agricultural Research Service, but they do not list any known species.

Grausa Weigend & R.H.Acuña 2017 (Loasaceae) → Taxon 66(2): 374. 2017 _____ Maximilian Weigend ... Rafael H. Acuña-Castillo ... 'It is named after the Munich born scientist Jürke Grau (b.1937), who made numerous valuable contributions to our understanding of Chilean Loasaceae. His surname is combined with the second half of the name 'Loasa' to indicate its relationships.' _____ Pflanzenname ist gebildet aus Grau und Loasa

Known species
5 Accepted Species
 * Grausa gayana (Urb. & Gilg) Weigend & R.H.Acuña
 * Grausa lateritia (Gillies ex Arn.) Weigend & R.H.Acuña
 * Grausa martini (Phil.) Weigend & R.H.Acuña
 * Grausa micrantha (Poepp.) Weigend & R.H.Acuña
 * [[Grausa sagittata'' (Hook. & Arn.) Weigend & R.H.Acuña

Native to: Argentina Northwest, Argentina South, Chile Central, Chile South