Schenckochloa is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Poaceae. It only contains one known species, Schenckochloa barbata (Hack.) J.J.Ortíz[2]

Schenckochloa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Clade: Graminid clade
Family: Poaceae
Genus: Schenckochloa
J.J.Ortíz
Species:
S. barbata
Binomial name
Schenckochloa barbata
(Hack.) J.J.Ortíz
Synonyms[1]

Species synonymy

  • Diplachne barbata Hack.
  • Gouinia barbata (Hack.) Swallen

Its native range is north-eastern Brazil.[2]

The genus name of Schenckochloa is in honour of Heinrich Schenck (1860–1927), a German botanist who was a native of Siegen.[3] The Latin specific epithet of barbata is derived from barbatus meaning bearded.[4] Both genus and species were first described and published in Candollea Vol.46 on page 243 in 1991.[2]

The genus is recognized by the United States Department of Agriculture and the Agricultural Research Service, but they do not list any known species and they note that it could be a possible synonym of Gouinia E. Fourn.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "Schenckochloa barbata (Hack.) J.J.Ortíz". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
  2. ^ a b c "Schenckochloa J.J.Ortíz". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
  3. ^ Burkhardt, Lotte (2018). Verzeichnis eponymischer Pflanzennamen – Erweiterte Edition [Index of Eponymic Plant Names – Extended Edition] (pdf) (in German). Berlin: Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin. doi:10.3372/epolist2018. ISBN 978-3-946292-26-5. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
  4. ^ Harrison, Lorraine (2012). RHS Latin for Gardeners. United Kingdom: Mitchell Beazley. ISBN 978-1845337315.
  5. ^ "Genus Schenckochloa J. J. Ortíz". npgsweb.ars-grin.gov. Retrieved 7 December 2021.