Tzveleviochloa

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Tzveleviochloa
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Genus: Tzveleviochloa
Röser & A.Wölk

Tzveleviochloa is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Poaceae. [1]

Its native range is the Himalayas, India and Myanmar to south central China. [1]

The genus name of Tzveleviochloa is in honour of Nikolai Tzvelev (1925–2015), a Russian botanist and specialist in grasses and ferns. [2]

It was first described and published by Martin Röser and Alexandra Wölkin in Taxon vol.66 on page 38 in 2017. [1]

Known species

According to Kew: [1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Tzveleviochloa Röser & A.Wölk | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 4 June 2025.
  2. Burkhardt, Lotte (2018). Verzeichnis eponymischer Pflanzennamen – Erweiterte Edition [Index of Eponymic Plant Names – Extended Edition](pdf) (in German). Berlin: Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin. doi:10.3372/epolist2018. ISBN   978-3-946292-26-5 . Retrieved 1 January 2021.