Dissochondrus

Dissochondrus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Subfamily: Panicoideae
Tribe: Paniceae
Subtribe: Cenchrinae
Genus: Dissochondrus
(Hillebr.) Kuntze[1]
Species:
D. biflorus
Binomial name
Dissochondrus biflorus
(Hildebr.) Kuntze
Synonyms

Of the genus:[2]

  • Setaria subg. Dissochondrus Hillebr.

Of the species:[3]

  • Setaria biflora Hildebr.
  • Setaria bifida Kuntze, orth. var.
  • Dissochondrus bifidus Kuntze, orth. var.

Dissochondrus, or false bristlegrass, is a genus of Hawaiian plants in the grass family.[1][4][5] The only known species is Dissochondrus biflorus.[1]

Taxonomy

The species Dissochondrus biflorus was first described in 1888 by William Hillebrand as Setaria biflora. Hillebrand placed it in a new subgenus of Setaria, S. subg. Dissochondrus.[6] In 1897, Otto Kuntze elevated the subgenus to the full genus Dissochondrus with the sole species becoming Dissochondrus biflorus.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Dissochondrus (Hillebr.) Kuntze". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2024-11-21.
  2. ^ a b Stone, Benjamin C. (1967). "A Review of the Endemic Genera of Hawaiian Plants". Botanical Review. 33 (3): 216–259. JSTOR 4353741. p. 229
  3. ^ "Dissochondrus biflorus (Hildebr.) Kuntze". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2024-11-21.
  4. ^ Grassbase - The World Online Grass Flora
  5. ^ Clayton, W.D. & Snow, N. (2010). A key to Pacific Grasses: 1-107. Kew Publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
  6. ^ Hillebrand, Wilhelm B. (1888). Flora of the Hawaiian Islands. p. 503.


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