''Chascolytrum'' is a

genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...

of 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 ...

, native to Latin America from

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(including the

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).Essi, L., T. T. Souza-Chies & H. M. Longhi-Wagner. 2011. Novon 21:327-329 ; Species * '' Chascolytrum altimontanum'' Essi, Souza-Chies & Longhi-Wagner -

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* '' Chascolytrum ambiguum'' (Hack.) Essi, Longhi-Wagner & Souza-Chies - southern

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 ...

* '' Chascolytrum bidentatum'' (Roseng., B.R.Arrill. & Izag.) Essi, Longhi-Wagner & Souza-Chies -

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, southern

* '' Chascolytrum brachychaetum'' (Ekman) Essi, Longhi-Wagner & Souza-Chies - southern

* ''

Chascolytrum brasiliense ''Chascolytrum'' is a genus of plants in the grass family, native to Latin America from Mexico to Chile (including the Juan Fernández Islands).Essi, L., T. T. Souza-Chies & H. M. Longhi-Wagner. 2011. Novon 21:327-329 ; Species * '' Chascolytrum ...

'' (Nees) Essi, Longhi-Wagner & Souza-Chies - southern

* '' Chascolytrum brizoides'' (Lam.) Essi, Longhi-Wagner & Souza-Chies -

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, Biobio * ''

Chascolytrum bulbosum ''Chascolytrum'' is a genus of plants in the grass family, native to Latin America from Mexico to Chile (including the Juan Fernández Islands).Essi, L., T. T. Souza-Chies & H. M. Longhi-Wagner. 2011. Novon 21:327-329 ; Species * '' Chascolytrum ...

'' (Parodi) Essi, Longhi-Wagner & Souza-Chies -

* '' Chascolytrum calotheca'' (Trin.) Essi, Longhi-Wagner & Souza-Chies -

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* '' Chascolytrum erectum'' (Lam.) Desv. -

* '' Chascolytrum itatiaiae'' (Ekman) Essi, Longhi-Wagner & Souza-Chies - southern

* '' Chascolytrum juergensii'' (Hack.) Essi, Souza-Chies & Longhi-Wagner - southern

* '' Chascolytrum koelerioides'' (Trin.) Essi, Longhi-Wagner & Souza-Chies -

* '' Chascolytrum lamarckianum'' (Nees) Matthei -

* '' Chascolytrum latifolium'' Essi, Souza-Chies & Longhi-Wagner - southeastern

* ''

Chascolytrum monandrum ''Chascolytrum'' is a genus of plants in the grass family, native to Latin America from Mexico to Chile (including the Juan Fernández Islands).Essi, L., T. T. Souza-Chies & H. M. Longhi-Wagner. 2011. Novon 21:327-329 ; Species * '' Chascolytrum ...

'' (Hack.) Essi, Longhi-Wagner & Souza-Chies -

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* '' Chascolytrum paleapiliferum'' (Parodi) Matthei - northern

* '' Chascolytrum parodianum'' (Roseng., B.R.Arrill. & Izag.) Matthei - southern

* '' Chascolytrum poimorphum'' (J.Presl) Essi, Longhi-Wagner & Souza-Chies - southern

* '' Chascolytrum rhomboideum'' (Link) Essi, Longhi-Wagner & Souza-Chies -

* '' Chascolytrum rufum'' J.Presl in C.B.Presl -

; naturalised in

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* '' Chascolytrum scabrum'' (Nees ex Steud.) Matthei - southern

* ''

Chascolytrum subaristatum ''Chascolytrum'' is a genus of plants in the grass family, native to Latin America from Mexico to Chile (including the Juan Fernández Islands).Essi, L., T. T. Souza-Chies & H. M. Longhi-Wagner. 2011. Novon 21:327-329 ; Species * '' Chascolytrum ...

'' (Lam.) Desv. -

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(including the

, southern

; naturalised in Cape Province and in

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* '' Chascolytrum uniolae'' (Nees) Essi, Longhi-Wagner & Souza-Chies -

, southern

; naturalised in

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; formerly included see ''

Neesiochloa ''Neesiochloa'' is a genus of Brazilian plants in the Poaceae, grass family. The only known species is ''Neesiochloa barbata''. It is native to eastern Brazil (Bahia, Rio Grande do Norte, Ceará, Piauí). The genus name of ''Neesiochloa'' is in ...

'' * ''Chascolytrum barbatum - Neesiochloa barbata''

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q23941103 Pooideae Poaceae genera

See also

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