Kellochloa
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| Kellochloa | |
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| Kellochloa verrucosa | |
Scientific classification  | |
| 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