Rhombolytrum

Rhombolytrum rhomboideum

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Poales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Cladus: Archaeplastida Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Cladus: Commelinids Ordo: Poales

Familia: Poaceae
Subfamilia: Pooideae
Tribus: Poeae
Subtribus: Calothecinae
Genus: Rhombolytrum
Species: R. koelerioides – R. monandrum – R. rhomboideum

Source(s) of checklist:
Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Rhombolytrum in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 November 24. Reference page.

Name

Rhombolytrum Link, Hort. Berol. 2: 296. (1833)

• Type species: Rhombolytrum rhomboideum Link, Hort. Berol. 2: 296. (1833)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Southern America Regional: Brazil Brazil South Regional: Western South America Chile Central, Chile South Regional: Southern South America Uruguay References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Link, H.F. 1833. Hortus Regius Botanicus Berolinensis descriptus. Tomus II. IV + 376 pp., G. Reimer, Berlin. BHL Reference page. ː 296

Additional references

• Soreng, R.J. & al. (2022). A worldwide phylogenetic classification of the Poaceae (Gramineae) III: An update. Journal of systematics and evolution.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Rhombolytrum in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 Nov. 21. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2023. Rhombolytrum. Published online. Accessed: Nov. 21 2023. Reference page.

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