Trichanthecium

Trichanthecium
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Clade:	Commelinids
Order:	Poales
Family:	Poaceae
Subfamily:	Panicoideae
Supertribe:	Panicodae
Tribe:	Paniceae
Genus:	Trichanthecium Zuloaga & Morrone

Trichanthecium is a genus of grasses. It includes 39 species native to the tropical Americas from southeastern Mexico to northeastern Argentina, and to sub-Saharan Africa and Madagascar. ^[1]

Species

39 species are accepted. ^[1]

• Trichanthecium arctum (Swallen) Zuloaga & Morrone
• Trichanthecium auricomum (Nees ex Trin.) Zuloaga & Morrone
• Trichanthecium brazzavillense (Franch.) Zuloaga & Morrone
• Trichanthecium caaguazuense (Henrard) Zuloaga & Morrone
• Trichanthecium cyanescens (Nees ex Trin.) Zuloaga & Morrone
• Trichanthecium dinklagei (Mez) Zuloaga & Morrone
• Trichanthecium distichophyllum (Spreng.) Zuloaga & Morrone
• Trichanthecium filifolium (Clayton) Zuloaga & Morrone
• Trichanthecium fonticola (Swallen) Zuloaga & Morrone
• Trichanthecium glaucocladum (C.E.Hubb.) Zuloaga & Morrone
• Trichanthecium gracilicaule (Rendle) Zuloaga & Morrone
• Trichanthecium granuliferum (Kunth) Zuloaga & Morrone
• Trichanthecium ichunense (Swallen) Zuloaga & Morrone
• Trichanthecium machrisianum (Swallen) Zuloaga & Morrone
• Trichanthecium margaritiferum (Chiov.) Zuloaga & Morrone
• Trichanthecium micranthum (Kunth) Zuloaga & Morrone
• Trichanthecium mueense (Vanderyst) Zuloaga & Morrone
• Trichanthecium natalense (Hochst.) Zuloaga & Morrone
• Trichanthecium nervatum (Franch.) Zuloaga & Morrone
• Trichanthecium nervosum (Lam.) Zuloaga & Morrone
• Trichanthecium noterophilum (Renvoize) Zuloaga & Morrone
• Trichanthecium nutabundum (Zuloaga & Morrone) Zuloaga & Morrone
• Trichanthecium orinocanum (Luces) Zuloaga & Morrone
• Trichanthecium pandum (Swallen) Zuloaga & Morrone
• Trichanthecium parvifolium (Lam.) Zuloaga & Morrone
• Trichanthecium petilum (Swallen) Zuloaga & Morrone
• Trichanthecium petrense (Swallen) Zuloaga & Morrone
• Trichanthecium polycomum (Trin.) Zuloaga & Morrone
• Trichanthecium praealtum (Afzel. ex Sw.) Zuloaga & Morrone
• Trichanthecium pseudisachne (Mez) Zuloaga & Morrone
• Trichanthecium pyrularium (Hitchc. & Chase) Zuloaga & Morrone
• Trichanthecium rivale (Swallen) Zuloaga & Morrone
• Trichanthecium schwackeanum (Mez) Zuloaga & Morrone
• Trichanthecium strictissimum (Afzel. ex Sw.) Zuloaga & Morrone
• Trichanthecium tenellum (Lam.) Zuloaga & Morrone
• Trichanthecium tenerium Xanthos
• Trichanthecium tepuianum (Davidse & Zuloaga) Zuloaga & Morrone
• Trichanthecium wettsteinii (Hack.) Zuloaga & Morrone
• Trichanthecium yavitaense (Swallen) Zuloaga & Morrone

References

1. "Trichanthecium Zuloaga & Morrone". Plants of the World Online . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . Retrieved 15 May 2025.