Streptochaeta
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Poaceae |
| Subfamily: | Anomochlooideae |
| Tribe: | Streptochaeteae C.E.Hubb. |
| Genus: | Streptochaeta Schrad. ex Nees. |
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Schrad. ex Nees.
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Streptochaeta is a genus of plants in the grass family. It is the only genus in the tribe Streptochaeteae of the family Poaceae.[2][3][4]
The species of Streptochaeta are native to Neotropical realm regions of North America, the Caribbean, Central America, and/or South America.
Species[]
Species include:[1]
- Soderstr. — endemic to Espírito Santo state of southeastern Brazil, not seen in wild since 1972 and possibly an extinct species.
- Hack. — Chiapas and Tabasco states of southern Mexico; all Central American countries except El Salvador; Ecuador; Peru; and Venezuela.
- Schrad. ex Nees in C.F.P.von Martius — widespread from Veracruz (México), the Caribbean to Trinidad island, and South America to Paraguay.
See also[]
- Grasses of North America
- Grasses of South America
References[]
External links[]
Clayton, W.D.; Vorontsova, M.S.; Harman, K.T.; Williamson, H. "Streptochaeta". GrassBase - The Online World Grass Flora. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2015-12-20.
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- Poaceae genera
- Grasses of North America
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- Flora of Central America
- Flora of the Caribbean
- Neotropical realm flora
- Taxa named by Christian Gottfried Daniel Nees von Esenbeck
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