Streptochaeta

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Monocots
Cladus: Commelinids
Ordo: Poales

Familia: Poaceae
Subfamilia: Anomochlooideae
Tribus: Streptochaeteae
Genus: Streptochaeta
Species: S. angustifolia – S. sodiroana – S. spicata
Name

Streptochaeta Schrad. ex Nees in C.F.P.von Martius, Fl. Bras. Enum. Pl. 2: 536 (1829)
Type species: Streptochaeta spicata Schrad. ex Nees in C.F.P.von Martius, Fl. Bras. Enum. Pl. 2: 537 (1829)

Synonyms

Heterotypic
Lepideilema Trin., Mém. Acad. Imp. Sci. St.-Pétersbourg, Sér. 6, Sci. Math. 1: 93 (1830).

References

Schrader, H.A. (1829) Flora Brasiliensis seu Enumeratio Plantarum 2(1): 536.

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2013. Streptochaeta in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2013 Sept. 21. Reference page.
Simon, B.K., Clayton, W.D., Harman, K.T., Vorontsova, M., Brake, I., Healy, D. & Alfonso, Y. 2013. GrassWorld, Streptochaeta. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2013 Oct. 25.
Tropicos.org 2013. Streptochaeta. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2013 Sept. 21.
International Plant Names Index. 2013. Streptochaeta. Published online. Accessed: 21. Sept. 2013.

Vernacular names

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]

Streptochaeta angustifolia Soderstr. — endemic to Espírito Santo state of southeastern Brazil, not seen in wild since 1972 and possibly an extinct species.
Streptochaeta sodiroana Hack. — Chiapas and Tabasco states of southern Mexico; all Central American countries except El Salvador; Ecuador; Peru; and Venezuela.
Streptochaeta spicata Schrad. ex Nees in C.F.P.von Martius — widespread from Veracruz (México), the Caribbean to Trinidad island, and South America to Paraguay.