| Lorenzochloa erectifolia | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Poaceae |
| Subfamily: | Pooideae |
| Supertribe: | Stipodae |
| Tribe: | Stipeae |
| Genus: | Lorenzochloa |
| Species: | L. erectifolia |
| Binomial name | |
| Lorenzochloa erectifolia | |
| Synonyms [1] | |
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Lorenzochloa erectifolia is a species of perennial flowering plant in the grass family. The species is native to Colombia, [2] Costa Rica, Ecuador, Peru and Venezuela. [1]
The genus name Lorenzochloa is in honour of Lorenzo Raimundo Parodi (1895–1966), who was an Argentine botanist and agricultural engineer, professor of botany in Buenos Aires and La Plata with a focus on South American grasses. [3]
The species was first described as Muhlenbergia erectifolia by Jason Richard Swallen in 1931. [1] It was later placed in the genus Ortachne as Ortachne erectifolia, [4] until phylogenetic analysis. [5]