Kellochloa

Kellochloa
Kellochloa verrucosa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Genus: Kellochloa
Lizarazu, Nicola & Scataglini

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

Its native range is Central and Eastern USA.[1]

The genus name of Kellochloa is in honour of Elizabeth Anne Kellog (b.1951) an American botanist.[2]

The genus was published by Mabel A. Lizarazu, Marcela Viviana Nicola and M. Amalia Scataglini in Pl. Syst. Evol. vol.301 (issue 9) on page 2256. in 2015.[1]

Known species:[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Kellochloa Lizarazu, Nicola & Scataglini | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
  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.