''Trachypogon'' is a small
genus
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of
Africa
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n and
Latin America
Latin America or
* french: Amérique Latine, link=no
* ht, Amerik Latin, link=no
* pt, América Latina, link=no, name=a, sometimes referred to as LatAm is a large cultural region in the Americas where Romance languages — languages derived f ...
n plants in the
grass family. Crinkleawn grass is a common name for plants in this genus.
; Species
Africa
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* '' Trachypogon macroglossus'' Trin. - Cuba
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, Puerto Rico
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, Brazil
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* ''Trachypogon spicatus
''Trachypogon'' is a small genus of African and Latin American plants in the grass family. Crinkleawn grass is a common name for plants in this genus.
; Species
* '' Trachypogon chevalieri'' (Stapf) Jacq.-Fél. - western + central Africa
* '' T ...
'' (L.f.) Kuntze - Africa
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, Madagascar
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, South America
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, Central America
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, Mexico, West Indies
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, United States ( AZ NM TX FL)Biota of North America Program 2013 county distribution map
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* ''Trachypogon vestitus
''Trachypogon'' is a small genus of African and Latin American plants in the grass family. Crinkleawn grass is a common name for plants in this genus.
; Species
* '' Trachypogon chevalieri'' (Stapf) Jacq.-Fél. - western + central Africa
* '' T ...
'' Andersson - Central + South America
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from Honduras to Brazil
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; formerly included[
see '']Bothriochloa
''Bothriochloa'' is a common and widespread genus of plants in the grass family native to many countries on all inhabited continents and many islands. They are often called beardgrass, bluegrass or bluestem.
The etymology of the genus name ''Bo ...
Cymbopogon Heteropogon Hyparrhenia
''Hyparrhenia'' is a genus of grasses. Many species are known commonly as thatching grass.
They are mostly native to tropical Africa; some can be found in warmer areas in temperate Eurasia, Australia, and Latin America. These are annual and pere ...
Sorghastrum
''Sorghastrum'' is a genus of grasses, native to Africa and the Americas.
Members of the genus are commonly known as Indiangrass.
; Selected
* '' Sorghastrum balansae'' (Hack.) Dávila - Paraguay
* '' Sorghastrum brunneum'' Swallen - Mexico, Gu ...
Sorghum''
References
Panicoideae
Poaceae genera
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