''Parodiophyllochloa'' is a genus of

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n 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 genus name of ''Parodiophyllochloa'' is in honour of

Lorenzo Raimundo Parodi Lorenzo Raimundo Parodi (23 January 1895 in Pergamino, Buenos Aires Province – 21 April 1966 in Buenos Aires) was an Argentine botanist and agronomist. Parodi studied at the University of Buenos Aires Faculty of Agronomy under Lucien Leon Haum ...

(1895–1966), an Argentinian botanist and agricultural engineer, professor of botany in

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and

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with a focus on South American grasses. ; SpeciesKew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
/ref> * '' Parodiophyllochloa cordovensis'' - from northern

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to northern

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* '' Parodiophyllochloa missiona'' -

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, northeastern

* '' Parodiophyllochloa ovulifera'' - tropical

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* '' Parodiophyllochloa pantricha'' - tropical

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* '' Parodiophyllochloa penicillata'' -

* '' Parodiophyllochloa rhizogona'' -

, northeastern

References

Panicoideae Poaceae genera Plants described in 2008 Flora of Mexico Flora of Central America Flora of northern South America Flora of western South America Flora of Brazil Flora of southern South America {{Panicoideae-stub