''Zeugites'' is a

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of North American plants in the grass family. Its species are native to the Caribbean,

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, and/or

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Species

Species of ''Zeugites'' include:The Plant List search for ''Zeugites''
/ref> * '' Zeugites americanus'' Willd. - from Mexico to Bolivia, and

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in Caribbean * '' Zeugites capillaris'' (Hitchc.) Swallen - Jalisco, Colima, México State, Guerrero, Oaxaca, Veracruz (México). * '' Zeugites hackelii'' Swallen - Michoacán, Sinaloa, Jalisco, México State (México). * '' Zeugites hintonii'' Hartley - México State * '' Zeugites latifolius'' (E.Fourn.) Hemsl. - Jalisco, Guerrero, Oaxaca, and Chiapas (México), and Honduras * '' Zeugites munroanus'' Hemsl. - Guatemala, El Salvador; and Chiapas, Veracruz (México). * '' Zeugites panamensis'' Swallen - Costa Rica, Panama * '' Zeugites pittieri'' Hack. - from Chiapas (México) to Panama * '' Zeugites sagittatus'' Hartley - México State * '' Zeugites smilacifolius'' Scribn. - Michoacán, Morelos, México State, Guerrero, Jalisco (México).

Former species

Species formerly in ''Zeugites'' include: * ''Zeugites sylvaticus - Calderonella sylvatica''

References

External links

Grassbase - The World Online Grass Flora
Poaceae genera Grasses of North America Grasses of Mexico Grasses of South America Flora of Central America Flora of the Caribbean Panicoideae {{Panicoideae-stub