Perotis ornithocephala
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Poaceae |
| Subfamily: | Chloridoideae |
| Genus: | Perotis |
| Species: | P. ornithocephala
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| Binomial name | |
| Perotis ornithocephala | |
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Perotis ornithocephala is a species of flowering plant in the grass family Poaceae, native to India and Sri Lanka.[1] When placed in the monotypic genus Lopholepis as Lopholepis ornithocephala, it was the only species.[2]
Taxonomy
[edit]The species was first described by William Jackson Hooker in 1831 as Holboellia ornithocephala.[3][4] It was transferred to the monotypic genus Lopholepis in 1854,[1] where it was the only species.[2] In 2014, it was transferred to the genus Perotis, the placement accepted by Plants of the World Online as of November 2024[update].[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e "Perotis ornithocephala (Hook.) P.M.Peterson". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2024-11-19.
- ^ a b "Search for 'Lopholepis'". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2024-11-19.
- ^ "Perotis ornithocephala (Hook.) P.M.Peterson". The International Plant Names Index. Retrieved 2024-11-19.
- ^ Hooker, William Jackson. 1831. Botanical Miscellany 2: 144-146. Descriptions in Latin, commentary in English.