''Dissochondrus'', or false bristlegrass, is a
genus
Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...
of
Hawaii
Hawaii ( ; ) is an island U.S. state, state of the United States, in the Pacific Ocean about southwest of the U.S. mainland. One of the two Non-contiguous United States, non-contiguous U.S. states (along with Alaska), it is the only sta ...
an plants in the
grass family
Poaceae ( ), also called Gramineae ( ), is a large and nearly ubiquitous family of monocotyledonous flowering plants commonly known as grasses. It includes the cereal grasses, bamboos, the grasses of natural grassland and species cultivated in ...
.
[ The only known species is ''Dissochondrus biflorus''.][
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Taxonomy
The species ''Dissochondrus biflorus'' was first described in 1888 by William Hillebrand
Wilhelm or William Hillebrand (November 13, 1821 – July 13, 1886) was a German physician. He practiced medicine in several different countries, including for over 20 years in the Hawaiian Islands. In 1850, Hillebrand lived at what is now Foste ...
as ''Setaria biflora''. Hillebrand placed it in a new subgenus of ''Setaria
''Setaria'' is a widespread genus of plants in the grass family. The name is derived from the Latin word ''seta'', meaning "bristle" or "hair", which refers to the bristly spikelets.
The genus includes over 100 species distributed in many t ...
'', ''S.'' subg. ''Dissochondrus''.Otto Kuntze
Carl Ernst Otto Kuntze (23 June 1843 – 27 January 1907) was a German botanist.
Biography
Otto Kuntze was born in Leipzig.
An apothecary in his early career, he published an essay entitled ''Pocket Fauna of Leipzig''. Between 1863 and 1866, he ...
elevated the subgenus to the full genus ''Dissochondrus'' with the sole species becoming ''Dissochondrus biflorus''.[
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References
External links
Native Plants Hawaii, Hawaiian Native Plant Genera - Poaceae, ''Dissochondrus biflorus,'' photo by G.D. Carr, Oregon State University
Panicoideae
Endemic flora of Hawaii
Grasses of Oceania
Monotypic Poaceae genera
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