Podophorus Explained

Podophorus is an extinct genus of plants in the grass family.^{[1] [2] [3] [4]} The only known species is Podophorus bromoides, which was native to Robinson Crusoe Island in the South Pacific Ocean. This is one of the Juan Fernández Islands, part of the Republic of Chile. The plant was last collected in the wild in the mid-19th century^[5] and is now considered extinct.^{[6] [7]} A genetic analysis of the type material found it to be most closely related to Megalachne, also endemic to the Juan Fernández archipelago. This clade was in turn found to be nested within a paraphyletic Festuca, most closely related to F. pampeana of South America.^[8]

Notes and References

1. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/33879610#page/338/mode/1up Philippi, Rudolf Amandus 1856. Botanische Zeitung (Berlin) 14(37): columns 648-649
2. [Rodolfo Amando Philippi|Philippi, Rudolf Amandus]
3. http://www.tropicos.org/Name/40012710 Tropicos, Podophorus Phil.
4. http://www.kew.org/data/grasses-db/www/gen00497.htm Grassbase - The World Online Grass Flora
5. Hemsley. William Botting. 1885. Report on the scientific results of the voyage of H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873-76. Botany.. Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger During the Years 1873-76.. en. Botany Vol. 1. Biodiversity Heritage Library.
6. http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=437724 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
7. http://www.wondermondo.com/Countries/SA/Chile/Valparaiso/RobinsonCrusoeForest.htm Wondermondo, Forest on Robinson Crusoe Island
8. Moreno-Aguilar. María Fernanda. Arnelas. Itziar. Sánchez-Rodríguez. Aminael. Viruel. Juan. Catalán. Pilar. 2020-06-26. Museomics Unveil the Phylogeny and Biogeography of the Neglected Juan Fernandez Archipelago Megalachne and Podophorus Endemic Grasses and Their Connection With Relict Pampean-Ventanian Fescues. Frontiers in Plant Science. 11. 819. 10.3389/fpls.2020.00819. 1664-462X. 7333454. 32754167. free.