Dissochondrus
Species of grass
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Dissochondrus, or false bristlegrass, is a genus of Hawaiian plants in the grass family.[1][4][5] The only known species is Dissochondrus biflorus.[1]
| Dissochondrus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Poaceae |
| Subfamily: | Panicoideae |
| Tribe: | Paniceae |
| Subtribe: | Cenchrinae |
| Genus: | Dissochondrus (Hillebr.) Kuntze[1] |
| Species: | D. biflorus |
| Binomial name | |
| Dissochondrus biflorus (Hildebr.) Kuntze | |
| Synonyms | |
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Of the species:[3]
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Taxonomy
The species Dissochondrus biflorus was first described in 1888 by William Hillebrand as Setaria biflora. Hillebrand placed it in a new subgenus of Setaria, S. subg. Dissochondrus.[6] In 1897, Otto Kuntze elevated the subgenus to the full genus Dissochondrus with the sole species becoming Dissochondrus biflorus.[2]
