''Amelichloa'' is a genus of

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s belonging to the family

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. Its native range stretches from Mexico into southern South America. It is found in (southern, north-eastern and north-western) Argentina, Chile, most of Mexico and Uruguay. The genus was circumscribed by Mirta O. Arriaga and Mary Elizabeth Barkworth in Sida vol.22 on page 146 in 2006. The genus name of ''Amelichloa'' is in honour of María Amelia Torres (1934–2011), who was an Argentine botanist, lecturer and curator of the

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of the

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Species

As accepted by Kew: *'' Amelichloa ambigua'' *'' Amelichloa brachychaeta'' *'' Amelichloa brevipes'' *'' Amelichloa caudata'' *'' Amelichloa clandestina''

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q21217250 Poaceae genera Flora of Mexico Flora of southern South America Flora of the Neotropical realm Stipeae