Panicum (panicgrass) is a large genus of about 450 species of Poaceae grasses native throughout the tropical regions of the world, with a few species extending into the northern temperate zone. They are often large, annual or perennial grasses, growing to 1–3 m (3–10 ft) tall.
Bouteloua is a genus of plants in the grass family. Members of the genus are commonly known as grama grass.
Andropogon is a widespread genus of plants in the grass family, native to much of Asia, Africa, and the Americas, as well as Southern Europe and various oceanic islands.
Julian Alfred Steyermark was a Venezuelan American botanist. His focus was on New World vegetation, and he specialized in the family Rubiaceae.
Zizaniopsis is a genus of plants in the grass family, Poaceae, native to North and South America.
Peyritschia is a genus of Latin American plants in the grass family.
Piresia is a genus of South American plants in the grass family.
- Piresia goeldiiSwallen - French Guiana, Suriname, Venezuela (Amazonas), Colombia (Amazonas), Ecuador, Peru (Loreto), Brazil
- Piresia leptophyllaSoderstr. - Colombia (Amazonas), Ecuador, Peru, Brazil(Pernambuco, Amazonas, Bahia), Trinidad & Tobago
- Piresia macrophyllaSoderstr. - French Guiana, Peru, Brazil
- Piresia palmulaM.L.S.Carvalho & R.P.Oliveira - Brazil (Bahia)
- Piresia sympodica(Döll) Swallen - Venezuela, French Guiana, Suriname, Guyana, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Brazil, Trinidad & Tobago
Arthropogon is a genus of South American and Caribbean bunchgrass plants in the grass family.
Centrochloa is a genus of Brazilian plants in the grass family. The only known species is Centrochloa singularis, native to the states of Maranhão, Tocantins and Goiás in east-central Brazil. Some authorities consider Centrochloa to be a taxonomic synonym of Axonopus
Chandrasekharania is a genus of Indian plants in the grass family.
Cryptochloa is a genus of Neotropical plants in the grass family, widespread across much of Mexico, Central America, and South America.
- Cryptochloa capillata(Trin.) Soderstr. - French Guiana, Brazil
- Cryptochloa concinna(Hook.f.) Swallen - Colombia, Central America, southern Mexico
- Cryptochloa decumbensSoderstr. & Zuloaga - Panama
- Cryptochloa dressleriSoderstr. - Panama
- Cryptochloa soderstromiiDavidse - Panama
- Cryptochloa strictiflora(E.Fourn.) Swallen - Central America, southern Mexico, Ecuador
- Cryptochloa unispiculataSoderstr. - Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, Brazil (Acre)
- Cryptochloa varianaSwallen - Honduras, Panama, Colombia
Amphibromus is a genus of grasses in the family Poaceae. Most are known as swamp wallaby grass. Most are endemic to Australia. One can also be found in New Zealand and there are two species in South America.
Steyermarkochloa is a genus of plants in the grass family. The only known species is Steyermarkochloa angustifolia(Spreng.) Judz., which is native to Colombia (Guainía), Venezuela (Amazonas), and Brazil (Amazonas).
Ortachne is a genus of Latin American plants in the grass family.
Gouinia is a genus of Latin American plants in the grass family.
Kerriochloa is a genus of Southeast Asian plants in the grass family. The only known species is Kerriochloa siamensis, native to Thailand and Vietnam.
Misael Acosta Solís was an Ecuadorian naturalist.
Schenckochloa is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Poaceae. It only contains one known species, Schenckochloa barbata(Hack.) J.J.Ortíz
Lorenzochloa is a monotypic genus of perennial plants in the grass family. The only known species is Lorenzochloa erectifolia(Swallen) Reeder & C.Reeder They are native to South America. It was formerly placed in the Ortachne genus, as Ortachne erectifolia, until phylogenetic analysis.
