''Diectomis'' is a
genus of tropical 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 ...
. The only known species is ''Diectomis fastigiata'', widespread across tropical parts of
Africa,
Asia, and the
Americas
The Americas, which are sometimes collectively called America, are a landmass comprising the totality of North and South America. The Americas make up most of the land in Earth's Western Hemisphere and comprise the New World.
Along with th ...
.
[Palisot de Beauvois, Ambroise Marie François Joseph. 1812. Essai d'une Nouvelle Agrostographie plate XXIII (23), figure VII (7)]
line drawing of flowers of ''Diectomis fastigiata''
References
Panicoideae
Monotypic Poaceae genera
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