''Arthropogon'' is a

genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial n ...

South America South America is a continent entirely in the Western Hemisphere and mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a relatively small portion in the Northern Hemisphere at the northern tip of the continent. It can also be described as the souther ...

n and Caribbean

bunchgrass Tussock grasses or bunch grasses are a group of grass species in the family Poaceae. They usually grow as singular plants in clumps, tufts, hummocks, or bunches, rather than forming a sod or lawn, in meadows, grasslands, and prairies. As perenni ...

plants in the

grass family Poaceae () or Gramineae () is a large and nearly ubiquitous family of monocotyledonous flowering plants commonly known as grasses. It includes the cereal grasses, bamboos and the grasses of natural grassland and species cultivated in lawns and ...

Species

Species include:Espejo Serna, A., A. R. López-Ferrari & J. Valdés-Reyna. 2000. Poaceae. Monocotiledóneas Mexicanas: una Sinopsis Florística 10: 7–236 * ''

Arthropogon filifolius ''Arthropogon'' is a genus of South American and Caribbean bunchgrass plants in the grass family. Species Species include:Espejo Serna, A., A. R. López-Ferrari & J. Valdés-Reyna. 2000. Poaceae. Monocotiledóneas Mexicanas: una Sinopsis Flor� ...

'' Filg. —

endemic Endemism is the state of a species being found in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found els ...

Brazil Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area ...

, in

Goiás Goiás () is a Brazilian state located in the Center-West region. Goiás borders the Federal District and the states of (from north clockwise) Tocantins, Bahia, Minas Gerais, Mato Grosso do Sul and Mato Grosso. The state capital is Goiânia. ...

and

Minas Gerais Minas Gerais () is a state in Southeastern Brazil. It ranks as the second most populous, the third by gross domestic product (GDP), and the fourth largest by area in the country. The state's capital and largest city, Belo Horizonte (literall ...

states, and the Distrito Federal. * ''

Arthropogon piptostachyus ''Arthropogon'' is a genus of South American and Caribbean bunchgrass plants in the Poaceae, grass family. Species Species include:Espejo Serna, A., A. R. López-Ferrari & J. Valdés-Reyna. 2000. Poaceae. Monocotiledóneas Mexicanas: una Sinopsi ...

'' (Griseb.) Pilg. —

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Jamaica Jamaica (; ) is an island country situated in the Caribbean Sea. Spanning in area, it is the third-largest island of the Greater Antilles and the Caribbean (after Cuba and Hispaniola). Jamaica lies about south of Cuba, and west of Hispan ...

. * ''

Arthropogon sorengii ''Arthropogon'' is a genus of South American and Caribbean bunchgrass plants in the grass family. Species Species include:Espejo Serna, A., A. R. López-Ferrari & J. Valdés-Reyna. 2000. Poaceae. Monocotiledóneas Mexicanas: una Sinopsis Florís ...

'' Gir.-Cañas — endemic to Colombia, in Vaupés Department. * ''

Arthropogon villosus ''Arthropogon'' is a genus of South American and Caribbean bunchgrass plants in the grass family. Species Species include:Espejo Serna, A., A. R. López-Ferrari & J. Valdés-Reyna. 2000. Poaceae. Monocotiledóneas Mexicanas: una Sinopsis Flor� ...

'' Nees —

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. * ''

Arthropogon xerachne ''Arthropogon'' is a genus of South American and Caribbean bunchgrass plants in the grass family. Species Species include:Espejo Serna, A., A. R. López-Ferrari & J. Valdés-Reyna. 2000. Poaceae. Monocotiledóneas Mexicanas: una Sinopsis Florís ...

'' Ekman — endemic to

, in

São Paulo São Paulo (, ; Portuguese for 'Saint Paul') is the most populous city in Brazil, and is the capital of the state of São Paulo, the most populous and wealthiest Brazilian state, located in the country's Southeast Region. Listed by the Ga ...

and Paraná states.

Formerly included

Some species formerly in ''Arthropogon'' are reclassified in the genera ''

Altoparadisium ''Altoparadisium'' is a genus of bunchgrass plants in the grass family. The species are native to Brazil and Bolivia in South America. Species Species include: * '' Altoparadisium chapadense'' Filg., Davidse, Zuloaga & Morrone — Brazil. * '' A ...

'' or ''

Canastra ''Canastra'' is a genus of bunchgrass plants in the grass family. Its species are endemic to Brazil. Species Species include: * '' Canastra aristella'' (Döll) Zuloaga & Morrone — Minas Gerais, Paraná, Rio de Janeiro, Rio Grande do Sul, Sa ...

'', and include:Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
/ref> * ''Arthropogon bolivianus — Altoparadisium scabrum'' * ''Arthropogon lanceolatus — Canastra lanceolata'' * ''Arthropogon rupestris — Altoparadisium scabrum'' * ''Arthropogon scaber — Altoparadisium scabrum''

References

Panicoideae Poaceae genera Bunchgrasses of North America Bunchgrasses of South America Flora of the Caribbean Grasses of Brazil {{Panicoideae-stub

Species

Formerly included

See also

References