Cleofé Elsa Calderón (October 26, 1929 – March 19, 2007) was an Argentine agrostologist.

Career

She studied at the

University of Buenos Aires The University of Buenos Aires ( es, Universidad de Buenos Aires, UBA) is a public university, public research university in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Established in 1821, it is the premier institution of higher learning in the country and one o ...

, with

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. In October 1971, Calderón performed field operations and collected living materials of a new genus of grasses; the genus was named after her: ''

Calderonella ''Calderonella'' is a genus of Colombian and Panamanian plants in the grass family. The only known species is ''Calderonella sylvatica''. See also * List of Poaceae genera The true grasses ( Poaceae) are one of the largest plant families, wit ...

''. In 1976, Calderón rediscovered ''

Anomochloa ''Anomochloa'' is a genus of Brazilian plants in the grass family, the only genus in the tribe Anomochloeae. The only known species is ''Anomochloa marantoidea,'' native to the State of Bahia in eastern Brazil Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), off ...

'' in

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, Brazil, with the help of assistant Talmon Soares dos Santos. By identifying this tropical forest grass, Calderón provided specimens for detailed morphological and anatomical study that confirmed it as a grass.

Selected works

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