Hackelochloa
Encyclopedia
Hackelochloa is a genus
of grass in the Poaceae
family.
The genus was named after Eduard Hackel
, an Austrian botanist, by Otto Kuntze
, in 1891. It comprises two Asian species Hackelochloa granularis (L.) Kuntze and Hackelochloa porifera (Hack.) D. Rhind.
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of grass in the Poaceae
Poaceae
The Poaceae is a large and nearly ubiquitous family of flowering plants. Members of this family are commonly called grasses, although the term "grass" is also applied to plants that are not in the Poaceae lineage, including the rushes and sedges...
family.
The genus was named after Eduard Hackel
Eduard Hackel
Eduard Hackel was an Austrian botanist. His father was a veterinary in Haida. He was married and had one son....
, an Austrian botanist, by Otto Kuntze
Otto Kuntze
Otto Carl Ernst Kuntze was a German botanist.-Biography:Otto Kuntze was born in Leipzig.An apothecary in his early career, he published an essay entitled Pocket Fauna of Leipzig. Between 1863 and...
, in 1891. It comprises two Asian species Hackelochloa granularis (L.) Kuntze and Hackelochloa porifera (Hack.) D. Rhind.