Biology:Amelichloa

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Short description: Genus of plants

Amelichloa
Stipa ambigua imported from iNaturalist photo 274560125 on 26 December 2023.jpg
A. ambigua
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Subfamily: Pooideae
Supertribe: Stipodae
Tribe: Stipeae
Genus: Amelichloa
Arriaga & Barkworth

Amelichloa is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Poaceae.[1]

Its native range stretches from Mexico into southern South America. It is found in (southern, north eastern and northwestern) Argentina, Chile, (most of) Mexico and Uruguay.[1]

The genus was circumscribed by Mirta O. Arriaga and Mary Elizabeth Barkworth in Sida vol.22 on page 146 in 2006.[1]

The genus name of Amelichloa is in honour of María Amelia Torres (1934–2011), who was an Argentinian botanist, lecturer and curator of the Herbarium of the National University of La Plata.[2]

Species

As accepted by Kew:[1]

  • Amelichloa ambigua (Speg.) Arriaga & Barkworth
  • Amelichloa brachychaeta (Godr.) Arriaga & Barkworth
  • Amelichloa brevipes (É.Desv.) Arriaga & Barkworth
  • Amelichloa caudata (Trin.) Arriaga & Barkworth
  • Amelichloa clandestina (Hack.) Arriaga & Barkworth

References

Wikidata ☰ Q21217250 entry