| Kellochloa | |
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| Kellochloa verrucosa | |
Scientific classification 
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| 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.
Its native range is Central and Eastern USA.
The genus name of Kellochloa is in honour of Elizabeth Anne Kellog (b.1951) an American botanist.
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.
Known species:
- Kellochloa brachyantha (Steud.) Lizarazu, Nicola & Scataglini
- Kellochloa verrucosa (Muhl.) Lizarazu, Nicola & Scataglini
References
- ^ "Kellochloa Lizarazu, Nicola & Scataglini | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
- 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.
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Kellochloa | |