| 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: | Lorenzochloa Reeder & C.Reeder |
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8; see text | |
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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.
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.
Species
Eight species are accepted.
- 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
- ^ "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.
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| Lorenzochloa | |