Olmeca is a genus of Mesoamerican bamboo in the grass family.
Alvimia is a Brazilian genus of bamboo in the grass family. It is native to the eastern coastal regions of the State of Bahia in eastern Brazil.
- Alvimia auriculataSoderstr. & Londoño
- Alvimia gracilisSoderstr. & Londoño
- Alvimia lancifoliaSoderstr. & Londoño
Atractantha is a South American genus of bamboo in the grass family, native to Brazil, Colombia, and Venezuela.
- Atractantha amazonicaJudz. & L.G.Clark - Amazonas in Brazil, Amazonas in Venezuela, Vaupés in Colombia
- Atractantha aureolanataJudz. - Espírito Santo, Bahia
- Atractantha cardinalisJudz. - Bahia
- Atractantha falcataMcClure - Bahia
- Atractantha radiataMcClure - Bahia
- Atractantha shepherdianaSantos-Gonç. - Espírito Santo
Eremocaulon is a genus of Brazilian bamboo in the grass family.
- Eremocaulon amazonicumLondoño - Acre, Amazonas, Rondônia
- Eremocaulon asymmetricum(Soderstr. & Londoño) Londoño - Bahia
- Eremocaulon aureofimbriatumSoderstr. & Londoño - Bahia, Minas Gerais
- Eremocaulon capitatum(Trin.) Londoño - Goiás, Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul
Vriesea is a genus of flowering plants in the botanical family Bromeliaceae, subfamily Tillandsioideae. The genus name is for Willem Hendrik de Vriese, Dutch botanist, physician (1806–1862). Its species are widespread over Mexico, Central America, South America and the West Indies.
Hohenbergia is a genus of plants in the family Bromeliaceae, subfamily Bromelioideae. It is native to the West Indies, the Yucatán Peninsula, and northern South America.
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
Raddia is a genus of South American plants in the grass family, most of the species found only in Brazil.
Raddiella is a genus of Neotropical plants in the grass family native to South America, Panama and Trinidad.
- Raddiella esenbeckii(Steud.) C.E.Calderón ex Soderstr. - Brazil, Bolivia, Colombia, Venezuela, French Guiana, Suriname, Guyana, Trinidad, Panama
- Raddiella kaieteuranaSoderstr. - Venezuela (Bolívar), Suriname, Guyana, Brazil (Pará)
- Raddiella lunataZuloaga & Judz. - Rondônia, Mato Grosso
- Raddiella malmeana(Ekman) Swallen - Pará, Mato Grosso
- Raddiella minimaJudz. & Zuloaga - Pará, Mato Grosso
- Raddiella molliculma(Swallen) C.E.Calderón ex Soderstr. - Caquetá
- Raddiella potaroensisSoderstr. - Venezuela (Bolívar), Guyana
- Raddiella vanessiaeJudz. - French Guiana
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
Streptochaeta is a genus of plants in the grass family. It is the only genus in the tribe Streptochaeteae of the family Poaceae.
Streptostachys is a genus of South American plants in the grass family.
Sucrea is a genus of Brazilian plants in the grass family.
- Sucrea maculataSoderstr. - Rio de Janeiro, Espírito Santo
- Sucrea monophyllaSoderstr. - Bahia
- †Sucrea sampaiana(Hitchc.) Soderstr. - Espírito Santo†
Tatianyx is a genus of plants in the grass family. The only known species is Tatianyx arnacites, native to the States of Bahia, Goiás, Mato Grosso, Minas Gerais, and Pará.
Olyra is a genus of tropical bamboos in the grass family. It is native primarily to the Western Hemisphere, with one species extending into Africa.
Otachyrium is a genus of South American plants in the grass family.
Parodiolyra is a genus of Neotropical plants in the grass family.
- Parodiolyra aratitiyopensisJ.R.Grande - Venezuela (Amazonas)
- Parodiolyra colombiensisDavidse & Zuloaga - Colombia (Caquetá)
- Parodiolyra lateralis(J.Presl ex Nees) Soderstr. & Zuloaga - Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname, Ecuador, Peru, Brazil
- Parodiolyra luetzelburgii(Pilg.) Soderstr. & Zuloaga - Brazil, Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana
- Parodiolyra micrantha(Kunth) Davidse & Zuloaga - Brazil, Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana, Peru, Bolivia, Argentina, Paraguay
- Parodiolyra ramosissima(Trin.) Soderstr. & Zuloaga - Brazil (Bahia)
Homolepis is a genus of Neotropical plants in the grass family. They are native to Mexico, Central and South America, and the West Indies.
Eremitis is a genus of bamboo plants in the grass family, that is endemic to Brazil.
Rupichloa is a genus of Brazilian plants in the grass family.
