Lorenzochloa
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Poaceae |
| Subfamily: | Pooideae |
| Tribe: | Stipeae |
| Genus: | Reeder & C.Reeder |
| Species[1] | |
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8; see text | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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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]
- Lorenzochloa bomanii (Hauman) Romasch.
- Lorenzochloa erectifolia (Swallen) Reeder & C.Reeder
- Lorenzochloa henrardiana (Parodi) Romasch.
- Lorenzochloa mucronata (Griseb.) Romasch.
- Lorenzochloa obtusa (Nees & Meyen) Romasch.
- Lorenzochloa orurensis (F.Rojas) Romasch.
- Lorenzochloa rigidiseta (Pilg.) Romasch.
- Lorenzochloa venusta (Phil.) Romasch.
References
- ^ a b c d "Lorenzochloa Reeder & C.Reeder". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 27 October 2024.
- ^ 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.