''Pleurostachys'' is a genus of
flowering plant
Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (), commonly called angiosperms. The term "angiosperm" is derived from the Greek words ('container, vessel') and ('seed'), and refers to those plants th ...
s belonging to the family
Cyperaceae
The Cyperaceae are a family of graminoid (grass-like), monocotyledonous flowering plants known as sedges. The family is large, with some 5,500 known species described in about 90 genera, the largest being the "true sedges" genus ''Carex'' w ...
.
Its native range is Trinidad to Southern Tropical America.
Species:
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Pleurostachys angustifolia''
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Pleurostachys arcuata''
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Pleurostachys beyrichii''
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Pleurostachys bracteolata''
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Pleurostachys bradei''
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Pleurostachys calyptrocaryoides''
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Pleurostachys densifoliata''
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Pleurostachys distichophylla''
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Pleurostachys douglasii''
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Pleurostachys foliosa''
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Pleurostachys gaudichaudii''
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Pleurostachys geraldiana''
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Pleurostachys guianensis''
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Pleurostachys hoehneana''
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Pleurostachys kuhlmannii''
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Pleurostachys loefgrenii''
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Pleurostachys martiana''
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Pleurostachys millegrana''
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Pleurostachys muelleri''
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Pleurostachys orbignyana''
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Pleurostachys pearcei''
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Pleurostachys peruviana''
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Pleurostachys pilulifera''
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Pleurostachys puberula''
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Pleurostachys regnellii''
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Pleurostachys scaposa''
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Pleurostachys sellowii''
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Pleurostachys sparsiflora''
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Pleurostachys stricta''
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Pleurostachys tenuiflora''
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Pleurostachys turbinata''
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Pleurostachys ulei''
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Pleurostachys undulatifolia''
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Pleurostachys urvillei''
References
{{Taxonbar, from=Q9061120
Cyperaceae
Cyperaceae genera