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Paramochloa

Paramochloa is a genus of grasses. It includes two species of montane perennials native to the northern Andes of Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.Paramochloa crispifolia (Sylvester) P.M.Peterson, Soreng, Romasch. & Barberá – Colombia and Venezuela Paramochloa effusa (Kunth) P.M.Peterson, Soreng, Romasch. & Barberá – Venezuela, Colombia, and Ecuador

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Paramochloa
Paramochloa effusa growing around Espeletia sp. in the Ocetá Páramo, Boyacá, Colombia
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Spermatophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Subfamily: Pooideae
Tribe: Poeae
Subtribe: Paramochloinae
Genus: Paramochloa
P.M.Peterson, Soreng, Romasch. & Barberá
Species1
  • Paramochloa crispifolia (Sylvester) P.M.Peterson, Soreng, Romasch. & Barberá
  • Paramochloa effusa (Kunth) P.M.Peterson, Soreng, Romasch. & Barberá

Paramochloa is a genus of grasses. It includes two species of montane perennials native to the northern Andes of Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.1

  • Paramochloa crispifolia (Sylvester) P.M.Peterson, Soreng, Romasch. & Barberá – Colombia and Venezuela
  • Paramochloa effusa (Kunth) P.M.Peterson, Soreng, Romasch. & Barberá – Venezuela, Colombia, and Ecuador
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