Raddia is a genus of South American plants in the grass family, most of the species found only in Brazil.
The genus was named for Italian botanist and herpetologist Giuseppe Raddi, 1770âÂÂ1829.
Species
- Raddia angustifolia <small>Soderstr. & Zuloaga</small> - Bahia
- Raddia brasiliensis <small>Bertol.</small> - Rio de Janeiro, Bahia, EspÃÂrito Santo, Mato Grosso, ParaÃÂba
- Raddia distichophylla <small>(Steud. ex Nees) Chase</small> - Bahia
- Raddia guianensis <small>(Brongn.) C.L.Hitchc.</small> - Trinidad and Tobago, Pará, French Guiana, Suriname, Venezuela (Carabobo, Yaracuy)
- Raddia lancifolia <small>R.P.Oliveira & Longhi-Wagner</small> - EspÃÂrito Santo
- Raddia megaphylla <small>R.P.Oliveira & Longhi-Wagner</small> - EspÃÂrito Santo, Bahia
- Raddia portoi <small>Kuhlm.</small> - Bahia
- Raddia soderstromii <small>R.P.Oliveira, L.G.Clark & Judz.</small> - Bahia, Rio Grande do Norte, Rio de Janeiro, Sergipe
- Raddia stolonifera <small>R.P.Oliveira & Longhi-Wagner</small> - Bahia
formerly included
see Arberella Crypsis Cryptochloa Piresia Raddiella
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