Chimaerochloa | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Clade: | Commelinids |
Order: | Poales |
Family: | Poaceae |
Subfamily: | Danthonioideae |
Tribe: | Danthonieae |
Genus: | Chimaerochloa H.P.Linder |
Species: | C. archboldii
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Binomial name | |
Chimaerochloa archboldii (Hitchc.) Pirie & H.P. Linder
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Synonyms[1] | |
Danthonia archboldii Hitchc. |
Chimaerochloa is a genus of New Guinean plants in the grass family.[2][3]
The genus name of Chimaerochloa is named after Chimera (mythology) as Linder noted; "the grass takes an the appearance of different genera, depending on which character set is investigated. Thus, it can be regarded as a grass that changes its appearance, a chimaera".[4]
The genus was circumscribed by Hans Peter Linder in Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. Vol.97 (Issue 3) on page 346 in 2010.