''Poecilostachys'' is a genus of African 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 ...

, several of the species found only in Madagascar. ; SpeciesThe Plant List search for ''Poecilostachys''
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Oplismenus ''Oplismenus'' is a small genus of annual or perennial grasses, commonly known as basketgrass, found throughout the tropics, subtropics, and in some cases, temperate regions of the Americas, Africa, Asia, and Australia. The systematics of the ...

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Oplismenus flavicomus ''Oplismenus'' is a small genus of annual or perennial grasses, commonly known as basketgrass, found throughout the tropics, subtropics, and in some cases, temperate regions of the Americas, Africa, Asia, and Australia. The systematics of the ...

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Poaceae genera Grasses of Africa Endemic flora of Madagascar Panicoideae Taxa named by Eduard Hackel {{Panicoideae-stub