Genus Amelichloa Arriaga & Barkworth


Summary
Genus number:
28137
Last updated:
4 May 2007
Family:
Poaceae (alt. Gramineae)
Subfamily:
Pooideae
Tribe:
Stipeae
Accession count:

4 (3  active, 1  available) in National Plant Germplasm System
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References:
  1. Arriaga, M. O. & M. E. Barkworth. 2006. Amelichloa: a new genus in the Stipeae (Poaceae). Sida 22:145-149.
  2. Cialdella, A. M. et al. 2010. Phylogeny of New World Stipeae (Poaceae): an evaluation of the monophyly of Aciachne and Amelichloa. Cladistics 26:563-578. Note: it found Amelichloa to be polyphyletic; but it can be monopyletic if it is restricted to A. ambigua, A. brachychaeta, A. caudata, and A. clandestina
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomygenus?id=28137. Accessed 11 May 2026.