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
Africa
Africa is the world's second-largest and second-most populous continent, after Asia in both cases. At about 30.3 million km2 (11.7 million square miles) including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of Earth's total surface area ...
n and
Neotropical
The Neotropical realm is one of the eight biogeographic realms constituting Earth's land surface. Physically, it includes the tropical terrestrial ecoregions of the Americas and the entire South American temperate zone.
Definition
In bioge ...
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 ...
Eriochrysis brachypogon
''Eriochrysis'' is a genus of African and Neotropical plants in the grass family.
; Species
* '' Eriochrysis brachypogon'' (Stapf) Stapf - tropical + southern Africa - from Senegal to Eswatini
* ''Eriochrysis cayennensis'' P.Beauv. - tropical A ...
'' (Stapf) Stapf - tropical + southern Africa - from Senegal to Eswatini
* ''
Eriochrysis cayennensis
''Eriochrysis'' is a genus of African and Neotropical plants in the grass family.
; Species
* '' Eriochrysis brachypogon'' (Stapf) Stapf - tropical + southern Africa - from Senegal to Eswatini
* '' Eriochrysis cayennensis'' P.Beauv. - tropical ...
'' P.Beauv. - tropical Americas from
Chiapas
Chiapas (; Tzotzil language, Tzotzil and Tzeltal language, Tzeltal: ''Chyapas'' ), officially the Free and Sovereign State of Chiapas ( es, Estado Libre y Soberano de Chiapas), is one of the states that make up the Political divisions of Mexico, ...
to Uruguay
* ''
Eriochrysis × concepcionensis
''Eriochrysis'' is a genus of African and Neotropical plants in the grass family.
; Species
* '' Eriochrysis brachypogon'' (Stapf) Stapf - tropical + southern Africa - from Senegal to Eswatini
* ''Eriochrysis cayennensis'' P.Beauv. - tropical A ...
'' Killeen - Bolivia, Brazil ''(E. cayennensis × E. laxa)''
* ''
Eriochrysis filiformis
''Eriochrysis'' is a genus of African and Neotropical plants in the grass family.
; Species
* '' Eriochrysis brachypogon'' (Stapf) Stapf - tropical + southern Africa - from Senegal to Eswatini
* ''Eriochrysis cayennensis'' P.Beauv. - tropical A ...
'' (Hack.) Filg. - Brazil, Paraguay
* ''
Eriochrysis holcoides
''Eriochrysis'' is a genus of African and Neotropical plants in the grass family.
; Species
* '' Eriochrysis brachypogon'' (Stapf) Stapf - tropical + southern Africa - from Senegal to Eswatini
* ''Eriochrysis cayennensis'' P.Beauv. - tropical A ...
Eriochrysis laxa
''Eriochrysis'' is a genus of African and Neotropical plants in the grass family.
; Species
* '' Eriochrysis brachypogon'' (Stapf) Stapf - tropical + southern Africa - from Senegal to Eswatini
* ''Eriochrysis cayennensis'' P.Beauv. - tropical A ...
'' Swallen - Brazil, Bolivia, Argentina
* ''
Eriochrysis pallida
''Eriochrysis'' is a genus of African and Neotropical plants in the grass family.
; Species
* '' Eriochrysis brachypogon'' (Stapf) Stapf - tropical + southern Africa - from Senegal to Eswatini
* ''Eriochrysis cayennensis'' P.Beauv. - tropical A ...
'' Munro - tropical + southern Africa - from Guinea to
KwaZulu-Natal
KwaZulu-Natal (, also referred to as KZN and known as "the garden province") is a province of South Africa that was created in 1994 when the Zulu bantustan of KwaZulu ("Place of the Zulu" in Zulu) and Natal Province were merged. It is locate ...
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Eriochrysis purpurata
''Eriochrysis'' is a genus of African and Neotropical plants in the grass family.
; Species
* '' Eriochrysis brachypogon'' (Stapf) Stapf - tropical + southern Africa - from Senegal to Eswatini
* ''Eriochrysis cayennensis'' P.Beauv. - tropical A ...
'' (Rendle) Stapf - tropical Africa from Congo Rep to Zimbabwe
* ''
Eriochrysis rangacharii
''Eriochrysis'' is a genus of African and Neotropical plants in the grass family.
; Species
* '' Eriochrysis brachypogon'' (Stapf) Stapf - tropical + southern Africa - from Senegal to Eswatini
* ''Eriochrysis cayennensis'' P.Beauv. - tropical A ...
'' C.E.C.Fisch. -
Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu (; , TN) is a States and union territories of India, state in southern India. It is the List of states and union territories of India by area, tenth largest Indian state by area and the List of states and union territories of India ...
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Eriochrysis villosa
''Eriochrysis'' is a genus of African and Neotropical plants in the grass family.
; Species
* '' Eriochrysis brachypogon'' (Stapf) Stapf - tropical + southern Africa - from Senegal to Eswatini
* ''Eriochrysis cayennensis'' P.Beauv. - tropical A ...
Rio Grande do Sul
Rio Grande do Sul (, , ; "Great River of the South") is a Federative units of Brazil, state in the South Region, Brazil, southern region of Brazil. It is the Federative_units_of_Brazil#List, fifth-most-populous state and the List of Brazilian st ...
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* ''
Eriochrysis warmingiana
''Eriochrysis'' is a genus of African and Neotropical plants in the grass family.
; Species
* '' Eriochrysis brachypogon'' (Stapf) Stapf - tropical + southern Africa - from Senegal to Eswatini
* ''Eriochrysis cayennensis'' P.Beauv. - tropical A ...
'' (Hack.) Kuhlm. - Brazil, Paraguay, Bolivia
; formerly included
see ''
Miscanthus
''Miscanthus'', or silvergrass, is a genus of African, Eurasian, and Pacific Island plants in the grass family, Poaceae.
; Species
* ''Miscanthus changii'' Y.N.Lee – Korea
* ''Miscanthus depauperatus'' Merr. – the Philippines
* ''Miscanthus ...
Saccharum
''Saccharum'' is a genus of tall perennial plants of the broomsedge tribe within the grass family.
The genus is widespread across tropical, subtropical, and warm temperate regions in Africa, Eurasia, Australia, the Americas, and assorted ocean ...