Streptostachys

Streptostachys is a genus of South American plants in the grass family.

Species

Two species are currently accepted.

• Streptostachys asperifolia <small>Desv.</small> - Brazil (Bahia, Amapá, Amazonas, Ceará, Maranhão, Pará, Paraíba, Pernambuco, Tocantins, Rio Grande do Norte, Piauí), Fr Guinea, Trinidad and Tobago, Suriname, Bolivia (Santa Cruz), Guyana, Venezuela (Anzoátegui, Bolívar, Sucre, Monagas, Miranda)
• Streptostachys lanciflora <small>R.P.Oliveira & Longhi-Wagner</small> - Bahia

Formerly placed here

Some species formerly placed in Streptostachys are now placed in other genera.

• Ichnanthus robustus (as Streptostachys robusta <small>Renvoize</small>)
• Keratochlaena rigidifolia (as Streptostachys rigidifolia <small>Filg., Morrone & Zuloaga</small>)
• Oncorachis macrantha (as Streptostachys macrantha <small>(Trin.) Zuloaga & Soderstr.</small>)
• Oncorachis ramosa (as * Streptostachys ramosa <small>Zuloaga & Soderstr.</small>)
• Rupichloa acuminata (as Streptostachys acuminata )

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