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Dissochondrus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Clade: | Commelinids |
Order: | Poales |
Family: | Poaceae |
Subfamily: | Panicoideae |
Tribe: | Paniceae |
Subtribe: | Cenchrinae |
Genus: | Dissochondrus (Hillebr.) Kuntze[1] |
Species: | D. biflorus
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Binomial name | |
Dissochondrus biflorus (Hildebr.) Kuntze
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Synonyms | |
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Dissochondrus, or false bristlegrass, is a genus of Hawaiian plants in the grass family.[1][4][5] The only known species is Dissochondrus biflorus.[1]
The species Dissochondrus biflorus was first described in 1888 by William Hillebrand as Setaria biflora. Hillebrand placed it in a new subgenus of Setaria, S. subg. Dissochondrus.[6] In 1897, Otto Kuntze elevated the subgenus to the full genus Dissochondrus with the sole species becoming Dissochondrus biflorus.[2]