Relchela

{{short description|Genus of flowering plants in the grass family Poaceae}}

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| genus = Relchela

| parent_authority = Steud.

| species = panicoides

| authority = Steud.

| synonyms_ref = [http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/synonomy.do?name_id=439077 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families]

| synonyms =

  • Lechlera Steud. 1855, superfluous and rejected name not Griseb. 1857 (Iridaceae) {{efn | This name is also attribued to a member of Iridaceae, and is synonym of Solenomelus.}}
  • Panicum oligostachyum Steud.
  • Agrostis asperula Phil.
  • Agrostis corralensis Phil.
  • Agrostis limonias Phil.

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Relchela is a genus of plants in the grass family.[https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/345492#page/104/mode/1up Steudel, Ernst Gottlieb von. 1855. Synopsis Plantarum Glumacearum 1: 101][http://www.tropicos.org/Name/40023619 Tropicos, Relchela Steud.][http://www.kew.org/data/grasses-db/www/gen00545.htm Grassbase - The World Online Grass Flora] The only known species is Relchela panicoides, native to Chile and Argentina (Neuquén, Río Negro, Chubut, Neuquén).Nicora, E. G., M. E. D. Paula, A. M. Faggi, M. d. Mariano, A. M. M. A., L. R. Parodi, C. A. Petetin, F. A. Roig & Z. R. Agrasar. 1978. Gramineae. 8(3): 1–583. In M.N. Correa (ed.) Flora Patagónica. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria, Buenos Aires[https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/386051#page/601/mode/1up Soreng, R. J. 2003. Relchela. In Catalogue of New World Grasses (Poaceae): IV. Subfamily Pooideae. Contributions from the United States National Herbarium 48: 602]

The name Relchela is a taxonomic anagram derived from Lechlera. The latter name is a taxonomic patronym honoring the German botanist Willibald Lechler (1814 - 1856).{{Cite book |last=Burkhardt |first=Lotte |title=Verzeichnis eponymischer Pflanzennamen - Erweiterte Edition. Index of Eponymic Plant Names - Extended Edition. Index de Noms éponymiques des Plantes - Édition augmentée |date=2018-06-06 |publisher=Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum Berlin, Freie Universität Berlin |page=L21 |isbn=978-3-946292-26-5 |language=de |doi=10.3372/epolist2018 }}

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Category:Pooideae

Category:Monotypic Poaceae genera

Category:Flora of southern South America

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