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 ...
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 ...
'' (Stapf) Stapf - tropical + southern Africa - from Senegal to Eswatini
* ''
Eriochrysis cayennensis
''Eriochrysis'' is a genus of African and Neotropical plants in the Poaceae, grass family.
; Species
* ''Eriochrysis brachypogon'' (Stapf) Stapf - tropical + southern Africa - from Senegal to Eswatini
* ''Eriochrysis cayennensis'' P.Beauv. - tro ...
'' P.Beauv. - tropical Americas from Chiapas 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 ...
'' 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 ...
'' (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 ...
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 ...
'' 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 ...
'' Munro - tropical + southern Africa - from Guinea to KwaZulu-Natal
* ''
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 ...
'' (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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
'' (Hack.) Kuhlm. - Brazil, Paraguay, Bolivia
; formerly included
see '' 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 ...