''Triraphis'' is a

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Brazil Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area ...

ian plants in the

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Triraphis andropogonoides ''Triraphis'' is a genus of African, Arabian, Australian, and Brazilian plants in the grass family. Needlegrass is a common name for plants in this genus. ; Species * '' Triraphis andropogonoides'' (Steud.) E.Phillips, - South Africa, Botswana, ...

'' (Steud.) E.Phillips, - South Africa, Botswana, Namibia, Lesotho * '' Triraphis compacta'' Cope, - Ethiopia * '' Triraphis devia'' Filg. & Zuloaga, - State of

Goiás Goiás () is a Brazilian state located in the Center-West region. Goiás borders the Federal District and the states of (from north clockwise) Tocantins, Bahia, Minas Gerais, Mato Grosso do Sul and Mato Grosso. The state capital is Goiânia. ...

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Triraphis mollis ''Triraphis'' is a genus of African, Arabian, Australian, and Brazilian plants in the grass family. Needlegrass is a common name for plants in this genus. ; Species * '' Triraphis andropogonoides'' (Steud.) E.Phillips, - South Africa, Botswana ...

'' R.Br., - Australia (Northern Territory plus all states except Tasmania); naturalized in Britain, Belgium, Texas * '' Triraphis pumilio'' R.Br., - Angola, Namibia, Sahara, Arabian Pen * '' Triraphis purpurea'' Hack., - Angola, Namibia, South Africa, Botswana * '' Triraphis ramosissima'' Hack., - Angola, Namibia, South Africa * '' Triraphis schinzii'' Hack., Tanzania, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Angola, Botswana, South Africa, Namibia ; formerly included see ''

Cortaderia ''Cortaderia'' is a genus of South American and Central American plants in the Poaceae grass family. Etymology The common name pampas grass, though strictly referring to ''C. selloana'', is frequently applied to all species in the genus (and so ...

Crinipes ''Crinipes'' is a genus of plants in the Poaceae−grass family native to central Africa. Species Species of ''Crinipes'' include: * '' Crinipes abyssinicus'' (Hochst. ex A. Braun) Hochst. — endemic to Ethiopia * '' Crinipes longifolius'' C. ...

Eriachne ''Eriachne'' (common name Wanderrie grass) is a genus of plants in the grass family. Most of the species are found only in Australia, with the ranges of a few extending northward into New Guinea, parts of Asia, and Micronesia. It is found in are ...

Nematopoa

Pentameris ''Pentameris'' is a genus of plants in the grass family, native primarily to Africa, with a few species in Yemen and on certain islands in the Indian Ocean. A significant number of species are endemic to South Africa.Linder, Hans Peter, et al. ...

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Chloridoideae Poaceae genera {{Chloridoideae-stub