Emmet J. Judziewicz

Agnesia is a genus of herbaceous South American bamboo in the grass family. It is named in honor of agrostologist (botanical specialist in the area of grasses) Mary Agnes Chase (1869-1963). The only known species is Agnesia lancifolia, native to lowland tropical rainforests of Brazil, Colombia and Peru. Agnesia lancifolia is perennial herb with 7-10 stems per clump, each up to 50 cm tall. Lower leaves lacking blades or with blades less than 5 mm long; upper leaves with blades up to 16 cm long. Each stem has 1-6 racemes at the tips of the culm or from the axils of the upper leaves, pistillate

Pharoideae is a subfamily of the true grass family Poaceae, containing the single tribe Phareae with the two genera Leptaspis and Pharus. Its members grow on the shaded floors of tropical to warm temperate forests. This subfamily is one of the earliest-diverging grass lineages, older than the big BOP and PACMAD clades:

Scrotochloa is a genus of Asian, Australian, and Papuasian plants in the grass family. The genus is closely related to Leptaspis and included inside that group by some authors. Species Scrotochloa tararaensis (Jansen) Judz. - New Guinea, Queensland Scrotochloa urceolata (Roxb.) Judz. - New Guinea, Queensland, Solomon Islands, Bismarck Archipelago, Philippines, Malaysia, Java, Borneo, Lesser Sunda Islands, Vietnam, Thailand, Myanmar, India, Sri Lanka

Piresiella is a genus of Cuban bamboo in the grass family. The only known species is Piresiella strephioides, found in palm savannahs and streambanks in the lowlands of western Cuba.

Visit the page for more details.

Pharus ecuadoricus is a species of grass in the family Poaceae. It is found only in Ecuador, where it grows in wet coastal forest habitat. There are only three known subpopulations.

Aulonemia nitida is a species of flowering plant in the family Poaceae. It is a bamboo endemic to Guyana. The species was first described by Emmet J. Judziewicz in 2005.

Aulonemia jauaensis is a species of flowering plant in the family Poaceae. It is a bamboo endemic to Venezuela.

Aulonemia chimantaensis is a species of flowering plant in the family Poaceae. It is a bamboo endemic to Venezuela.

Arthrostylidium grandifolium is a species of Arthrostylidium bamboo in the grass family. The species is native to Central America, the West Indies, northern South America, and southern Mexico.

Arthrostylidium fimbrinodum is a species of Arthrostylidium bamboo in the grass family. The species is native to Central America, the West Indies, northern South America, and southern Mexico.

Visit the page for more details.

Raddiella vanessiae is a species of bamboo. It is endemic to the Lambert Savanna of French Guiana. It is named after its discoverer, Vanessa Hequet, who found it in May 2001. It is believed to be the smallest of all bamboo species, with a height of only 2 cm.

Aulonemia yanachagensis is a species of flowering plant of the family Poaceae. It is a bamboo native to Pasco Department of central Peru.

Aulonemia ximenae is a species of flowering plant in the family Poaceae. It is a bamboo native to Colombia and northwestern Venezuela.

Arberella venezuelae is a species of bamboo endemic to Venezuela. It is found only in lowland rainforests in the upper Río Orinoco Valley, in the State of Amazonas. Arberella venezuelaeis a caespitose perennial up to 60 cm tall, unbranched above the base. Leaves are simple, lanceolate to broadly ovate, 8–11 cm long, 20–35 mm wide. Inflorescences are terminal and axillary racemes, 3–5 at each node, each consisting of one pistillate (female) spike at the tip plus several staminate (male) spikes from the sides of the rachilla below.

Visit the page for more details.

Visit the page for more details.

Visit the page for more details.

Visit the page for more details.

Visit the page for more details.

Visit the page for more details.

Visit the page for more details.

Visit the page for more details.

Visit the page for more details.

Visit the page for more details.

Visit the page for more details.

Visit the page for more details.

Visit the page for more details.

Visit the page for more details.