Lorenzochloa

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Lorenzochloa
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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]
  • Anatherostipa(Hack. ex Kuntze) Peñail.
  • NicoraellaTorres
  • ParodiellaReeder & C.Reeder, nom. illeg.

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]

Species

Eight species are accepted. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Lorenzochloa Reeder & C.Reeder". Plants of the World Online . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . Retrieved 27 October 2024.
  2. Burkhardt, Lotte (2022). Eine Enzyklopädie zu eponymischen Pflanzennamen [Encyclopedia of eponymic plant names](pdf) (in German). Berlin: Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin. doi:10.3372/epolist2022. ISBN   978-3-946292-41-8 . Retrieved January 27, 2022.