''Chimaerochloa'' is a genus of

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n plants in the

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as Linder noted; "the grass takes an the appearance of different genera, depending on which character set is investigated. Thus, it can be regarded as a grass that changes its appearance, a chimaera". The genus was

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in Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. Vol.97 (Issue 3) on page 346 in 2010.

Species

The only known species is ''Chimaerochloa archboldii''.Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
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References

Danthonioideae Endemic flora of New Guinea Grasses of Oceania Monotypic Poaceae genera {{Poaceae-stub