Rhombolytrum

Rhombolytrum is a genus of herbaceous plants belonging to the Poaceae family. It is native to South America. It includes 5 described species and of these, only 2 accepted.

Taxonomy

The genus was described by Heinrich Friedrich Link and published in Hortus Regius Botanicus Berolinensis 2: 296. 1833. The type species is: Rhombolytrum rhomboideum Link

Etymology

Rhombolytrum: generic name

Accepted species

The following is a list of the species of the genus Rhombolytrum accepted up to January 2014, arranged alphabetically. For each one, the binomial name followed by the author is indicated, abbreviated according to conventions and uses.

• Rhombolytrum monandrum (Hack.) Nicora & Rúgolo
• Rhombolytrum rhomboideum Link