''Lasiacis'' (smallcane) is a genus of Neotropical 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 ...

, found in the Americas from Mexico and Florida south to Argentina.

Species

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Lasiacis anomala ''Lasiacis'' (smallcane) is a genus of Neotropical plants in the grass family, found in the Americas from Mexico and Florida south to Argentina. Species *'' Lasiacis anomala'' Hitchc. - Trinidad, Venezuela, Guayana, Suriname, Brazil, Colombia, ...

'' Hitchc. - Trinidad, Venezuela, Guayana, Suriname, Brazil, Colombia, Bolivia *''

Lasiacis divaricata ''Lasiacis'' (smallcane) is a genus of Neotropical plants in the grass family, found in the Americas from Mexico and Florida south to Argentina. Species *'' Lasiacis anomala'' Hitchc. - Trinidad, Venezuela, Guayana, Suriname, Brazil, Colombia, ...

'' (L.) Hitchc. - widespread from Mexico and Florida south to Argentina *''

Lasiacis grisebachii ''Lasiacis'' (smallcane) is a genus of Neotropical plants in the grass family, found in the Americas from Mexico and Florida south to Argentina. Species *'' Lasiacis anomala'' Hitchc. - Trinidad, Venezuela, Guayana, Suriname, Brazil, Colombia, ...

'' (Nash) Hitchc. - Mexico, Central America, Cuba, Puerto Rico *''

Lasiacis ligulata ''Lasiacis ligulata'' is a species of Poaceae, grass found in the Caribbean and Tropical South America. Taxonomy ''Lasiacis ligulata'' was described by Albert Spear Hitchcock and Mary Agnes Chase in 1917. The type specimen was collected in Trini ...

'' Hitchc. & Chase - South America, West Indies *''

Lasiacis linearis ''Lasiacis'' (smallcane) is a genus of Neotropical plants in the grass family, found in the Americas from Mexico and Florida south to Argentina. Species *'' Lasiacis anomala'' Hitchc. - Trinidad, Venezuela, Guayana, Suriname, Brazil, Colombia, ...

'' Swallen - Central America, Chiapas *''

Lasiacis maculata ''Lasiacis'' (smallcane) is a genus of Neotropical plants in the grass family, found in the Americas from Mexico and Florida south to Argentina. Species *'' Lasiacis anomala'' Hitchc. - Trinidad, Venezuela, Guayana, Suriname, Brazil, Colombia, ...

'' (Aubl.) Urb. - widespread from Mexico and Cuba south to Argentina *''

Lasiacis nigra ''Lasiacis'' (smallcane) is a genus of Neotropical plants in the grass family, found in the Americas from Mexico and Florida south to Argentina. Species *'' Lasiacis anomala'' Hitchc. - Trinidad, Venezuela, Guayana, Suriname, Brazil, Colombia, ...

'' Davidse - Mexico, Central America, northwestern South America *''

Lasiacis oaxacensis ''Lasiacis'' (smallcane) is a genus of Neotropical plants in the grass family, found in the Americas from Mexico and Florida south to Argentina. Species *'' Lasiacis anomala'' Hitchc. - Trinidad, Venezuela, Guayana, Suriname, Brazil, Colombia, ...

'' (Steud.) Hitchc. ex Chase - Mexico, Central America, northwestern South America, Jamaica, Hispaniola *''

Lasiacis procerrima ''Lasiacis'' (smallcane) is a genus of Neotropical plants in the Poaceae, grass family, found in the Americas from Mexico and Florida south to Argentina. Species *''Lasiacis anomala'' Hitchc. - Trinidad, Venezuela, Guayana, Suriname, Brazil, Co ...

'' (Hack.) Hitchc. ex Chase - Mexico, Central America, northwestern South America *''

Lasiacis rhizophora ''Lasiacis'' (smallcane) is a genus of Neotropical plants in the grass family, found in the Americas from Mexico and Florida south to Argentina. Species *'' Lasiacis anomala'' Hitchc. - Trinidad, Venezuela, Guayana, Suriname, Brazil, Colombia, ...

'' (E.Fourn.) Hitchc. ex Chase - Mexico, Central America, northwestern South America, Greater Antilles *''

Lasiacis rugelii ''Lasiacis'' (smallcane) is a genus of Neotropical plants in the grass family, found in the Americas from Mexico and Florida south to Argentina. Species *'' Lasiacis anomala'' Hitchc. - Trinidad, Venezuela, Guayana, Suriname, Brazil, Colombia, ...

'' (Griseb.) Hitchc. - Mexico, Central America, Hispaniola, Cuba *''

Lasiacis ruscifolia ''Lasiacis'' (smallcane) is a genus of Neotropical plants in the grass family, found in the Americas from Mexico and Florida south to Argentina. Species *'' Lasiacis anomala'' Hitchc. - Trinidad, Venezuela, Guayana, Suriname, Brazil, Colombia, ...

'' (Kunth) Hitchc. ex Chase - Florida,Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map, ''Lasiacis ruscifolia''
/ref> Mexico, Central America, northwestern South America, West Indies *''

Lasiacis scabrior ''Lasiacis'' (smallcane) is a genus of Neotropical plants in the grass family, found in the Americas from Mexico and Florida south to Argentina. Species *'' Lasiacis anomala'' Hitchc. - Trinidad, Venezuela, Guayana, Suriname, Brazil, Colombia, ...

'' Hitchc. - Mexico, Central America, northwestern South America *''

Lasiacis sloanei ''Lasiacis'' (smallcane) is a genus of Neotropical plants in the Poaceae, grass family, found in the Americas from Mexico and Florida south to Argentina. Species *''Lasiacis anomala'' Hitchc. - Trinidad, Venezuela, Guayana, Suriname, Brazil, Co ...

'' (Griseb.) Hitchc. - Mexico, Central America, northwestern South America, West Indies *''

Lasiacis standleyi ''Lasiacis'' (smallcane) is a genus of Neotropical plants in the grass family, found in the Americas from Mexico and Florida south to Argentina. Species *''Lasiacis anomala'' Hitchc. - Trinidad, Venezuela, Guayana, Suriname, Brazil, Colombia, ...

'' Hitchc. - Mexico, Central America, northwestern South America

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Acroceras ''Acroceras'' is a genus of tropical and subtropical plants in the grass family. The genus is widespread across warmer parts of Asia, Africa, and the Americas, with a high amount of diversity in Madagascar.Ahmed, Z.U. (ed.) (2008). Encyclopedia ...

'' *''Lasiacis excavata -

Acroceras excavatum ''Acroceras'' is a genus of tropical and subtropical plants in the grass family. The genus is widespread across warmer parts of Asia, Africa, and the Americas, with a high amount of diversity in Madagascar.Ahmed, Z.U. (ed.) (2008). Encyclopedia ...

References

Panicoideae Grasses of North America Grasses of South America Neotropical realm flora Poaceae genera Taxa named by A. S. Hitchcock Taxa named by August Grisebach {{Panicoideae-stub