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Parodiolyra is a genus of Neotropical plants in the grass family. Species Parodiolyra aratitiyopensis J.R.Grande - Venezuela (Amazonas) Parodiolyra colombiensis Davidse & Zuloaga - Colombia (Caquetá) Parodiolyra lateralis (J.Presl ex Nees) Soderstr. & Zuloaga - Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname, Ecuador, Peru, Brazil (Roraima, Amazonas) Parodiolyra luetzelburgii (Pilg.) Soderstr. & Zuloaga - Brazil, Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana Parodiolyra micrantha (Kunth) Davidse & Zuloaga - Brazil, Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname, French

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

Altoparadisium is a genus of bunchgrass plants in the grass family. The species are native to Brazil and Bolivia in South America.

Hopia obtusa is a species of grass commonly known as vine mesquite. This plant was treated as Panicum obtusum until recently when more molecular and genetic material revealed new information about it. Hopia obtusa is now placed in the monotypic genus Hopia.

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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.

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.

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Gerritea is a genus of Bolivian plants in the family of Poaceae. The only known species is Gerritea pseudopetiolata, which is native to La Paz Department in Bolivia.

Triraphis devia is a species of grass endemic to Brazil, the only member of its genus native to the Western Hemisphere. Of the 7 other recognized species, 6 are from Africa,1 from Australia. Three populations of Triraphis devia has been reported, all from the State of Goiás. One of these lies inside Chapada dos Veadeiros National Park. Triraphis devia is a perennial herb with an unbranched flowering stalk bearing a panicle less than 8 cm long. These characters alone are enough to distinguish the species from others in the genus. Internal anatomy is consistent with the likelihood that the

Paspalum rugulosum is a species of grass in the family Poaceae. It is found only in Ecuador.

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Canastra is a genus of bunchgrass plants in the grass family. Its species are endemic to Brazil.

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Apochloa is a genus of grasses. It includes 15 species native to Brazil, Guyana, and Venezuela.

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Rugoloa is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Poaceae. Its native range stretches from Mexico, down to southern tropical America, and is found in north-eastern Argentina, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Leeward Islands, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panamá, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, Uruguay, Venezuela and Windward Islands. The genus was circumscribed by Fernando Omar Zuloaga in Pl. Syst. Evol. vol.300 (10) on page 2164 in 2014. The genus name of

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