title: Odyssea
text: # 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 taken through nine genera before settling in this one.
  
  ## Species
  
  * Odyssea mucronata (Forssk.) Stapf - Eritrea, Somalia, Yemen, possibly Saudi Arabia
  * Odyssea paucinervis (Nees) Stapf - Zaire, Somalia, Tanzania, Angola, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Cape Province, Namibia, Limpopo, Mpumalanga
  
  ## formerly included
  
  see Psilolemma
  
  