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Perotis ornithocephala
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Clade:	Commelinids
Order:	Poales
Family:	Poaceae
Subfamily:	Chloridoideae
Genus:	Perotis
Species:	P. ornithocephala
Binomial name
Perotis ornithocephala (Hook.) P.M.Peterson
Synonyms
Holboellia ornithocephala Hook. Lopholepis ornithocephala (Hook.) Steud.

Perotis ornithocephala is a species of flowering plant in the grass family Poaceae, native to India and Sri Lanka. When placed in the monotypic genus Lopholepis as Lopholepis ornithocephala, it was the only species.

Taxonomy

The species was first described by William Jackson Hooker in 1831 as Holboellia ornithocephala. It was transferred to the monotypic genus Lopholepis in 1854, where it was the only species. In 2014, it was transferred to the genus Perotis, the placement accepted by Plants of the World Online as of November 2024.

References

1. ^ "Perotis ornithocephala (Hook.) P.M.Peterson". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2024-11-19.
2. ^ "Search for 'Lopholepis'". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2024-11-19.
3. "Perotis ornithocephala (Hook.) P.M.Peterson". The International Plant Names Index. Retrieved 2024-11-19.
4. Hooker, William Jackson. 1831. Botanical Miscellany 2: 144-146. Descriptions in Latin, commentary in English.

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