Kellochloa Explained

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

Its native range is Central and Eastern USA.

The genus name of Kellochloa is in honour of Elizabeth Anne Kellog (b.1951) an American botanist.^[2]

The genus was published by Mabel A. Lizarazu, Marcela Viviana Nicola and M. Amalia Scataglini in Pl. Syst. Evol. vol.301 (issue 9) on page 2256.in 2015.

Known species:

• Kellochloa brachyantha
• Kellochloa verrucosa

Notes and References

1. Web site: Kellochloa Lizarazu, Nicola & Scataglini Plants of the World Online Kew Science . Plants of the World Online . 26 May 2021 . en.
2. 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 . January 27, 2022.