Biology:Kellochloa

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Short description: Genus of plants

Kellochloa
Kellochloa verrucosa iNat-55545137.jpg
Kellochloa verrucosa
Scientific classification e
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]

  • Kellochloa brachyantha (Steud.) Lizarazu, Nicola & Scataglini
  • Kellochloa verrucosa (Muhl.) Lizarazu, Nicola & Scataglini

References

Wikidata ☰ Q106990985 entry