Relchela Explained

Relchela is a genus of plants in the grass family.^{[1] [2] [3]} The only known species is Relchela panicoides, native to Chile and Argentina (Neuquén, Río Negro, Chubut, Neuquén).^{[4] [5]}

The name Relchela is a taxonomic anagram derived from Lechlera. The latter name is a taxonomic patronym honoring the German botanist Willibald Lechler (1814 - 1856).^[6]

Notes and References

1. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/345492#page/104/mode/1up Steudel, Ernst Gottlieb von. 1855. Synopsis Plantarum Glumacearum 1: 101
2. http://www.tropicos.org/Name/40023619 Tropicos, Relchela Steud.
3. http://www.kew.org/data/grasses-db/www/gen00545.htm Grassbase - The World Online Grass Flora
4. Nicora, E. G., M. E. D. Paula, A. M. Faggi, M. d. Mariano, A. M. M. A., L. R. Parodi, C. A. Petetin, F. A. Roig & Z. R. Agrasar. 1978. Gramineae. 8(3): 1–583. In M.N. Correa (ed.) Flora Patagónica. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria, Buenos Aires
5. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/386051#page/601/mode/1up Soreng, R. J. 2003. Relchela. In Catalogue of New World Grasses (Poaceae): IV. Subfamily Pooideae. Contributions from the United States National Herbarium 48: 602
6. Book: Burkhardt, Lotte . Verzeichnis eponymischer Pflanzennamen - Erweiterte Edition. Index of Eponymic Plant Names - Extended Edition. Index de Noms éponymiques des Plantes - Édition augmentée . 2018-06-06 . Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum Berlin, Freie Universität Berlin . L21 . 978-3-946292-26-5 . de . 10.3372/epolist2018 .