Streptochaeta
| Streptochaeta | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Poaceae |
| Subfamily: | Anomochlooideae |
| Tribe: | Streptochaeteae C.E.Hubb. |
| Genus: | Streptochaeta Schrad. ex Nees. |
| Type species | |
| Streptochaeta spicata Schrad. ex Nees. | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
|
Lepideilema Trin. | |
Streptochaeta is a genus of plants in the grass family. It also is the only genus in the Streptochaeteae tribe of the Poaceae family. [2][3][4]
The species of Streptochaeta are native to Neotropic ecozone regions of North America, the Caribbean, Central America, and/or South America.
Species
Species include: [1]
- Streptochaeta angustifolia Soderstr. — endemic to Espírito Santo state of southeastern Brazil, not seen in wild since 1972 and possibly an extinct species.
- Streptochaeta sodiroana Hack. — Chiapas and Tabasco states of southern Mexico; all Central American countries except El Salvador; Ecuador; Peru; and Venezuela.
- Streptochaeta spicata Schrad. ex Nees in C.F.P.von Martius — widespread from Veracruz (México), the Caribbean to Trinidad island, and South America to Paraguay.
See also
- Grasses of North America
- Grasses of South America
References
External links
Clayton, W.D.; Vorontsova, M.S.; Harman, K.T.; Williamson, H. "Streptochaeta". GrassBase - The Online World Grass Flora. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2015-12-20.
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