Lasiorhachis

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Lasiorhachis
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Subfamily: Panicoideae
Genus: Lasiorhachis
(Hack.) Stapf [1]
Species

See text.

Synonyms [1]
  • Andropogon subg. LasiorhachisHack.

Lasiorhachis is a genus of flowering plant in the family Poaceae, native to Madagascar. [2] The taxon was first described as a subdivision of Andropogon by Eduard Hackel in 1889 and raised to a genus by Otto Stapf in 1927. [1]

Species

As of September 2021, Plants of the World Online accepted the following species: [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Lasiorhachis (Hack.) Stapf", The International Plant Names Index , retrieved 2021-09-05
  2. 1 2 "Lasiorhachis (Hack.) Stapf", Plants of the World Online , Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew , retrieved 2021-09-05