Steyermarkochloa

{{Short description|Genus of grasses}}

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| genus = Steyermarkochloa

| parent_authority = Davidse & R.P.Ellis

| species = angustifolia

| authority = (Spreng.) Judz.

| synonyms_ref = [http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=444644 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families]

| synonyms =

• Pariana angustifolia Spreng.
• Steyermarkochloa unifolia Davidse & R.P.Ellis

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Steyermarkochloa is a genus of plants in the grass family.[https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16167307#page/1017/mode/1up Davidse, Gerrit & Ellis, Roger P. 1987. Steyermarkochloa unifolia, a new genus from Venezuela and Colombia (Poaceae: Arundinoideae: Steyermarkochloeae) Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden 71(4): 994-1012, figures 1–27] descriptions in parallel Latin and English; commentary in English; line drawings, macroscopic and microscopic photographs, anatomical diagrams[http://www.tropicos.org/Name/40036673 Tropicos, Steyermarkochloa Davidse & R.P. Ellis ][https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28000483#page/206/mode/1up Judziewicz, E. J. 1990. Steyermarkochloa angustifolia (Sprengel) Judziewicz, a new combination (Poaceae-Arundinoideae-Steyermarkochloeae). Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden 77(1): 204] The only known species is Steyermarkochloa angustifolia {{small|(Spreng.) Judz.}}, which is native to Colombia (Guainía), Venezuela (Amazonas), and Brazil (Amazonas).

The genus name of Steyermarkochloa is in honour of Julian Alfred Steyermark (1909–1988), an American botanist.{{cite book | last=Burkhardt | first=Lotte | title=Verzeichnis eponymischer Pflanzennamen – Erweiterte Edition |trans-title=Index of Eponymic Plant Names – Extended Edition | publisher=Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin | year=2018 | isbn=978-3-946292-26-5 | url=https://doi.org/10.3372/epolist2018 |format=pdf |language=German |location=Berlin | doi=10.3372/epolist2018 | s2cid=187926901 |access-date=1 January 2021}} The Latin specific epithet of angustifolia is a compound word, with 'angusti-' derived from angustatus meaning narrowed and 'folia' meaning flower.{{cite book | last=Harrison |first=Lorraine | title=RHS Latin for Gardeners | year=2012 |publisher=Mitchell Beazley | location=United Kingdom | isbn=978-1845337315 }}{{citation needed|reason=It is highly unlikely that 'angusti-' is derived from 'angustatus' instead of 'angustus', 'narrow'. 'Folia' is the plural of 'florium' and therefore means 'flowers' and not 'flower'. Is this a misinterpretation of the souce or is the source unreliable?|date=March 2025}} The genus was first described and published in Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. Vol.71 on page 995 in 1985.{{cite web |title=Steyermarkochloa Davidse & R.P.Ellis {{!}} Plants of the World Online {{!}} Kew Science |url=https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:893489-1 |website=Plants of the World Online |access-date=19 December 2021 |language=en}} Then the species was first published in Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. Vol.77 on page 204 in 1990.{{cite web |title=Steyermarkochloa angustifolia (Spreng.) Judz. {{!}} Plants of the World Online {{!}} Kew Science |url=https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:947658-1 |website=Plants of the World Online |access-date=19 December 2021 |language=en}}