Lorenzochloa

Lorenzochloa
Scientific classification Edit this 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]
  • Anatherostipa (Hack. ex Kuntze) Peñail.
  • Nicoraella Torres
  • Parodiella Reeder & 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]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "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.