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Orinus

Orinus is a genus of Asian plants in the grass family. The genome of O. kokonorica has been sequenced.SpeciesOrinus alticulmus L.B.Cai & Tong L.Zhang - Qinghai Orinus anomala Keng f. - Qinghai, Sichuan Orinus kokonorica (K.S.Hao) Keng - Gansu, Qinghai Orinus longiglumis X.Su & L.B.Cai - Tibet Orinus thoroldii (Stapf ex Hemsl.) Bor - Qinghai, Xinjiang, Tibet, Kashmir, Nepal, Uttarakhand, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uttar Pradesh Orinus tibeticus N.X.Zhao - Tibet

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Jul 21, 2026
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Length
230 w
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Orinus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Spermatophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Subfamily: Chloridoideae
Tribe: Cynodonteae
Subtribe: Orininae
Genus: Orinus
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Type species
Orinus arenicola
(syn of O. thoroldii)

Orinus is a genus of Asian plants in the grass family.12 The genome of O. kokonorica has been sequenced.3

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