''Rhytachne'' is a genus of 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 ...

. They grow principally in wet

savannah A savanna or savannah is a mixed woodland-grassland (i.e. grassy woodland) ecosystem characterised by the trees being sufficiently widely spaced so that the Canopy (forest), canopy does not close. The open canopy allows sufficient light to rea ...

s in Africa and the

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. More specifically, they tend to prefer transitional zones between marshes and drier upland savannahs. In the

the genus can be found from southern Mexico and Cuba south to northern Argentina, while in Africa it is present below the

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, including in Madagascar. Twelve species are included, of which nine are African, two are American, and one, ''

Rhytachne subgibbosa ''Rhytachne'' is a genus of plants in the grass family. They grow principally in wet savannahs in Africa and the Americas. More specifically, they tend to prefer transitional zones between marshes and drier upland savannahs. In the Americas th ...

'', is found on both continents. The genus is closely related to ''

Coelorachis ''Coelorachis'' is a genus of plants in the grass family, widespread across much of Asia, Africa, Australia and the Americas. ''Coelorhachis'' is treated by some sources as part of the genus '' Mnesithea'', so the following species can general ...

''. ; SpeciesDávila, P., Mejia-Saulés, M.T., Gómez-Sánchez, N., Valdés-Reyna, J., Ortíz, J.J., Morín, C., Castrejón, J. & Ocampo, A. (2006). Catálogo de las Gramíneas de México: 1-671. CONABIO, México D.F.. * ''

Rhytachne furtiva ''Rhytachne'' is a genus of plants in the grass family. They grow principally in wet savannahs in Africa and the Americas. More specifically, they tend to prefer transitional zones between marshes and drier upland savannahs. In the Americas th ...

'' Clayton - Ghana, Burkina Faso * ''

Rhytachne glabra ''Rhytachne'' is a genus of plants in the grass family. They grow principally in wet savannahs in Africa and the Americas. More specifically, they tend to prefer transitional zones between marshes and drier upland savannahs. In the Americas th ...

'' (Gledhill) Clayton -

Guinea Guinea ( ),, fuf, 𞤘𞤭𞤲𞤫, italic=no, Gine, wo, Gine, nqo, ߖߌ߬ߣߍ߫, bm, Gine officially the Republic of Guinea (french: République de Guinée), is a coastal country in West Africa. It borders the Atlantic Ocean to the we ...

, Sierra Leone,

Ivory Coast Ivory Coast, also known as Côte d'Ivoire, officially the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire, is a country on the southern coast of West Africa. Its capital is Yamoussoukro, in the centre of the country, while its largest city and economic centre is ...

* ''

Rhytachne gonzalezii ''Rhytachne'' is a genus of plants in the grass family. They grow principally in wet savannahs in Africa and the Americas. More specifically, they tend to prefer transitional zones between marshes and drier upland savannahs. In the Americas the g ...

'' Davidse -

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, Venezuela ( Guárico, Apure), Brazil ( Pará) * ''

Rhytachne gracilis ''Rhytachne'' is a genus of plants in the grass family. They grow principally in wet savannahs in Africa and the Americas. More specifically, they tend to prefer transitional zones between marshes and drier upland savannahs. In the Americas the g ...

'' Stapf - West Africa from Senegal to Cameroon * '' Rhytachne guianensis'' (Hitchc.) Clayton - Mexico ( Tabasco), Venezuela ( Guárico, Apure, Amazonas, Bolívar),

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, Brazil (

Amapá Amapá () is one of the 26 states of Brazil. It is in the northern region of Brazil. It is the second least populous state and the eighteenth largest by area. Located in the far northern part of the country, Amapá is bordered clockwise by Fr ...

, Minas Gerais) * '' Rhytachne latifolia'' Clayton - Tanzania, Zambia * ''

Rhytachne megastachya ''Rhytachne'' is a genus of plants in the grass family. They grow principally in wet savannahs in Africa and the Americas. More specifically, they tend to prefer transitional zones between marshes and drier upland savannahs. In the Americas th ...

'' Jacq.-Fél. Ghana,

Liberia Liberia (), officially the Republic of Liberia, is a country on the West African coast. It is bordered by Sierra Leone to Liberia–Sierra Leone border, its northwest, Guinea to its north, Ivory Coast to its east, and the Atlantic Ocean ...

, Sierra Leone * '' Rhytachne perfecta'' Jacq.-Fél. -

* '' Rhytachne robusta'' Stapf - Zambia, Angola, Namibia * ''

Rhytachne rottboellioides ''Rhytachne'' is a genus of plants in the grass family. They grow principally in wet savannahs in Africa and the Americas. More specifically, they tend to prefer transitional zones between marshes and drier upland savannahs. In the Americas the ...

'' Desv. ex Ham. - Madagascar, tropical + southern Africa * ''

'' (Winkler ex Hack.) Clayton - Yucatán Peninsula in Mexico;

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, Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay, Zambia * '' Rhytachne triaristata'' (Steud.) Stapf - tropical Africa ; formerly included see ''

Loxodera ''Loxodera'' is a genus of African plants in the grass family.Launert, Georg Oskar Edmund. 1963. Boletim da Sociedade Broteriana, sér. 2 37: 80-82 ; Species * ''Loxodera bovonei'' (Chiov.) Launert - Zaïre, Zambia * ''Loxodera caespitosa'' (C. ...

Phacelurus ''Phacelurus'' is a genus of African and Eurasian plants in the grass family. ; Species * '' Phacelurus cambogiensis'' (Balansa) Clayton - Laos, Cambodia * '' Phacelurus digitatus'' (Sm.) Griseb. - Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, Turkey, Lebanon, Syr ...

Thelepogon ''Thelepogon'' is a genus of Asian, African, and Australian plants in the grass family. ; Species * '' Thelepogon australiensis'' B.K.Simon - Queensland * '' Thelepogon elegans'' Roth - Asia (India, Myanmar, Thailand, Java, Bali), Africa (fro ...

Urelytrum ''Urelytrum'' is a genus of African plants in the grass family. ; Species ; Formerly included see ''Loxodera'' * ''Urelytrum strigosum - Loxodera strigosa ''Loxodera'' is a genus of African plants in the grass family.Launert, Georg Oskar E ...

References

Panicoideae Poaceae genera Grasses of Africa Grasses of North America Grasses of South America Grasses of Brazil Grasses of Mexico {{Panicoideae-stub