Chimaerochloa
| Chimaerochloa | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Poaceae |
| Subfamily: | Danthonioideae |
| Tribe: | Danthonieae |
| Genus: | Chimaerochloa H.P.Linder |
| Species: | C. archboldii |
| Binomial name | |
| Chimaerochloa archboldii (Hitchc.) Pirie & H.P. Linder | |
| Synonyms | |
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Danthonia archboldii Hitchc. | |
Chimaerochloa is a genus of New Guinean plants in the grass family.
The genus name of Chimaerochloa is named after Chimera (mythology) as Linder noted; "the grass takes an the appearance of different genera, depending on which character set is investigated. Thus, it can be regarded as a grass that changes its appearance, a chimaera".
The genus was circumscribed by Hans Peter Linder in Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. Vol.97 (Issue 3) on page 346 in 2010.