Stolonochloa

Stolonochloa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Subfamily: Panicoideae
Supertribe: Panicodae
Tribe: Paniceae
Subtribe: Boivinellinae
Genus:
E.J.Thomps.
Type species
Stolonochloa pygmaea
(R.Br.) E.J.Thomps.[1]

Stolonochloa is a genus of grasses. It includes two species native to Queensland and New South Wales in eastern Australia.[2]

  • Stolonochloa lachnophylla (Benth.) E.J.Thomps.
  • Stolonochloa pygmaea (R.Br.) E.J.Thomps.

The genus name is derived from the Latin stolon 'shoot, sucker', after both species' horizontal growth habit of runners rooting at the nodes, and from the Greek chloe for 'young green corn or grass'.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "Stolonochloa E.J.Thomps". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI). Retrieved 20 May 2025.
  2. ^ "Stolonochloa E.J.Thomps". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 20 May 2025.