''Eremitis'' is a

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bamboo Bamboos are a diverse group of evergreen perennial flowering plants making up the subfamily Bambusoideae of the grass family Poaceae. Giant bamboos are the largest members of the grass family. The origin of the word "bamboo" is uncertain, ...

plants in the

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, that is

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Brazil Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area ...

. The only known species is ''Eremitis parviflora'', native to the States of

Bahia Bahia ( , , ; meaning "bay") is one of the 26 states of Brazil, located in the Northeast Region of the country. It is the fourth-largest Brazilian state by population (after São Paulo, Minas Gerais, and Rio de Janeiro) and the 5th-larges ...

Pernambuco Pernambuco () is a state of Brazil, located in the Northeast region of the country. With an estimated population of 9.6 million people as of 2020, making it seventh-most populous state of Brazil and with around 98,148 km², being the ...

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, and

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in eastern

.Silva, C., M. Conde & H. M. Longhi-Wagner. 2012. Olyreae (Poaceae: Bambusoideae) da Marambaia, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil. Rodriguésia 63(5): 357–372

References

Bambusoideae Endemic flora of Brazil Grasses of Brazil Flora of the Atlantic Forest Flora of Bahia Flora of Espírito Santo Flora of Rio de Janeiro (state) Flora of Pernambuco Monotypic Poaceae genera Bambusoideae genera {{Bamboo-stub