Lorenzochloa erectifolia

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Lorenzochloa erectifolia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Subfamily: Pooideae
Supertribe: Stipodae
Tribe: Stipeae
Genus: Lorenzochloa
Species:
L. erectifolia
Binomial name
Lorenzochloa erectifolia
Synonyms[1]
  • Muhlenbergia erectifolia Swallen
  • Ortachne erectifolia (Swallen) Clayton
  • Parodiella erectifolia (Swallen) Reeder & C.Reeder

Lorenzochloa erectifolia is a species of perennial flowering plant in the grass family. The species is native to Colombia,[2] Costa Rica, Ecuador, Peru and Venezuela.[1]

The genus name Lorenzochloa is in honour of Lorenzo Raimundo Parodi (1895–1966), who was an Argentine botanist and agricultural engineer, professor of botany in Buenos Aires and La Plata with a focus on South American grasses.[3]

The species was first described as Muhlenbergia erectifolia by Jason Richard Swallen in 1931.[1] It was later placed in the genus Ortachne as Ortachne erectifolia,[4] until phylogenetic analysis.[5]

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