Lorenzochloa | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Clade: | Commelinids |
Order: | Poales |
Family: | Poaceae |
Subfamily: | Pooideae |
Tribe: | Stipeae |
Genus: | Lorenzochloa Reeder & C.Reeder |
Species [1] | |
8; see text | |
Synonyms [1] | |
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Lorezochloa is a genus of flowering plants in the grass family, Poaceae. It includes eight species native to the tropical Americas, ranging from northeastern Mexico to northwestern Venezuela and northwestern Argentina. [1]
The genus is named in honour of Lorenzo Raimundo Parodi (1895–1966), who was an Argentinian botanist and agricultural engineer, professor of botany in Buenos Aires and La Plata with a focus on South American grasses. [2]
Eight species are accepted. [1]
Harold Ernest Robinson was an American botanist and entomologist.
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