Biology:Tzveleviochloa

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Short description: Genus of flowering plants

Tzveleviochloa
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Genus: Tzveleviochloa
Röser & A.Wölk

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

Its native range is the Himalayas, India and Myanmar to south central China.[1]

The genus name of Tzveleviochloa is in honour of Nikolai Tzvelev (1925–2015), a Russian botanist and specialist in grasses and ferns.[2]

It was first described and published by Martin Röser and Alexandra Wölkin in Taxon vol.66 on page 38 in 2017.[1]

Known species

According to Kew:[1]

  • Tzveleviochloa burmanica (Bor) Röser & A.Wölk
  • Tzveleviochloa parviflora (Hook.f.) Röser & A.Wölk
  • Tzveleviochloa potaninii (Tzvelev) Röser & A.Wölk
  • Tzveleviochloa schmidii (Hook.f.) E.A.Kellogg

References

Wikidata ☰ Q95509676 entry