Chimaerochloa Explained

Chimaerochloa is a genus of New Guinean plants in the grass family.^{[1] [2]}

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".^[3]

The genus was circumscribed by Hans Peter Linder in Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. Vol.97 (Issue 3) on page 346 in 2010.

Species

The only known species is Chimaerochloa archboldii.^[4]

Notes and References

1. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39908438#page/356/mode/1up Linder, Hans Peter. 2010. Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden 97(3): 346–347, figure 14
2. http://www.tropicos.org/Name/100364859 Tropicos, Chimaerochloa H.P. Linder
3. Book: Burkhardt, Lotte . Eine Enzyklopädie zu eponymischen Pflanzennamen . Encyclopedia of eponymic plant names . Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin . 2022 . 978-3-946292-41-8 . pdf . German . Berlin . 10.3372/epolist2022 . 246307410 . January 27, 2022.
4. http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=468840 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families