''Parodiophyllochloa'' is a genus of Latin American plants in the

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. The genus name of ''Parodiophyllochloa'' is in honour of

Lorenzo Raimundo Parodi Lorenzo Raimundo Parodi (born 23 January 1895 in Pergamino, Buenos Aires Province - died 21 April 1966 in Buenos Aires) was an Argentinian botanist and agronomist. Parodi studied at the University of Buenos Aires Faculty of Agronomy under Luci ...

(1895–1966), an Argentinian botanist and agricultural engineer, professor of botany in Buenos Aires and

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Parodiophyllochloa cordovensis ''Parodiophyllochloa'' is a genus of Latin American plants in the grass family. The genus name of ''Parodiophyllochloa'' is in honour of Lorenzo Raimundo Parodi (1895–1966), an Argentinian botanist and agricultural engineer, professor of botan ...

'' - from northern Mexico to northern Argentina * '' Parodiophyllochloa missiona'' - Brazil, Uruguay, Paraguay, northeastern Argentina * '' Parodiophyllochloa ovulifera'' - tropical South America * ''

Parodiophyllochloa pantricha ''Parodiophyllochloa'' is a genus of Latin American plants in the grass family. The genus name of ''Parodiophyllochloa'' is in honour of Lorenzo Raimundo Parodi (1895–1966), an Argentinian botanist and agricultural engineer, professor of botan ...

'' - tropical

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Parodiophyllochloa penicillata ''Parodiophyllochloa'' is a genus of Latin American plants in the grass family. The genus name of ''Parodiophyllochloa'' is in honour of Lorenzo Raimundo Parodi (1895–1966), an Argentinian botanist and agricultural engineer, professor of botan ...

'' - Brazil * ''

Parodiophyllochloa rhizogona ''Parodiophyllochloa'' is a genus of Latin American plants in the grass family. The genus name of ''Parodiophyllochloa'' is in honour of Lorenzo Raimundo Parodi (1895–1966), an Argentinian botanist and agricultural engineer, professor of botan ...

'' - Brazil, northeastern Argentina

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Panicoideae Poaceae genera Plants described in 2008 Flora of Mexico Flora of Central America Flora of northern South America Flora of western South America Flora of Brazil Flora of southern South America {{Panicoideae-stub