Open AccessA new species of Schizachyrium (Poaceae‐Andropogoneae) from Brazil
Author(s) -
PEICHOTO MYRIAM CAROLINA
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
botanical journal of the linnean society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.872
H-Index - 68
eISSN - 1095-8339
pISSN - 0024-4074
DOI - 10.1111/j.1095-8339.2006.00495.x
Subject(s) - biology , poaceae , taxonomy (biology) , ecology , botany
A new Brazilian species, Schizachyrium hatschbachii Peichoto, is described and illustrated. It is restricted to southern Brazil, where it grows in grasslands. Diagnostic characters, description, detailed illustration and taxonomic comments are given. Its relationships with S. gracilipes and S. microstachyum ssp. elongatum are discussed. © 2006 The Linnean Society of London, Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society, 2006, 150 , 495–501.