What is "odyssea"

Odyssea is a genus of African and Arabian plants in the grass family.

The genus is named after the ancient Greek tale " The Odyssey," in allusion to the long journey the type species has been has taken through nine genera before settling in this one.

1. Odyssea mucronata (Forssk.) Stapf - Eritrea, Somalia, Yemen, possibly Saudi Arabia
2. Odyssea paucinervis (Nees) Stapf - Zaire, Somalia, Tanzania, Angola, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Cape Province, Namibia, Limpopo, Mpumalanga

see Psilolemma

• Odyssea jaegeri - Psilolemma jaegeri