''Chascolytrum'' is a

genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial n ...

of plants in the

grass family Poaceae () or Gramineae () is a large and nearly ubiquitous family of monocotyledonous flowering plants commonly known as grasses. It includes the cereal grasses, bamboos and the grasses of natural grassland and species cultivated in lawns and ...

, native to Latin America from

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(including the

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).Essi, L., T. T. Souza-Chies & H. M. Longhi-Wagner. 2011. Novon 21:327-329 ; Species * ''

Chascolytrum altimontanum ''Chascolytrum'' is a genus of plants in the grass family, native to Latin America from Mexico to Chile (including the Juan Fernández Islands).Essi, L., T. T. Souza-Chies & H. M. Longhi-Wagner. 2011. Novon 21:327-329 ; Species * '' Chascolytrum ...

'' Essi, Souza-Chies & Longhi-Wagner -

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* ''

Chascolytrum ambiguum ''Chascolytrum'' is a genus of plants in the grass family, native to Latin America from Mexico to Chile (including the Juan Fernández Islands).Essi, L., T. T. Souza-Chies & H. M. Longhi-Wagner. 2011. Novon 21:327-329 ; Species * '' Chascolytrum ...

'' (Hack.) Essi, Longhi-Wagner & Souza-Chies - southern

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* ''

Chascolytrum bidentatum ''Chascolytrum'' is a genus of plants in the grass family, native to Latin America from Mexico to Chile (including the Juan Fernández Islands).Essi, L., T. T. Souza-Chies & H. M. Longhi-Wagner. 2011. Novon 21:327-329 ; Species * '' Chascolytrum ...

'' (Roseng., B.R.Arrill. & Izag.) Essi, Longhi-Wagner & Souza-Chies -

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, southern

* ''

Chascolytrum brachychaetum ''Chascolytrum'' is a genus of plants in the grass family, native to Latin America from Mexico to Chile (including the Juan Fernández Islands).Essi, L., T. T. Souza-Chies & H. M. Longhi-Wagner. 2011. Novon 21:327-329 ; Species * '' Chascolytrum ...

'' (Ekman) Essi, Longhi-Wagner & Souza-Chies - southern

* ''

Chascolytrum brasiliense ''Chascolytrum'' is a genus of plants in the grass family, native to Latin America from Mexico to Chile (including the Juan Fernández Islands).Essi, L., T. T. Souza-Chies & H. M. Longhi-Wagner. 2011. Novon 21:327-329 ; Species * '' Chascolytrum ...

'' (Nees) Essi, Longhi-Wagner & Souza-Chies - southern

* '' Chascolytrum brizoides'' (Lam.) Essi, Longhi-Wagner & Souza-Chies -

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, Rio Grande do Sul, Biobio * ''

Chascolytrum bulbosum ''Chascolytrum'' is a genus of plants in the grass family, native to Latin America from Mexico to Chile (including the Juan Fernández Islands).Essi, L., T. T. Souza-Chies & H. M. Longhi-Wagner. 2011. Novon 21:327-329 ; Species * '' Chascolytrum ...

'' (Parodi) Essi, Longhi-Wagner & Souza-Chies -

* ''

Chascolytrum calotheca ''Chascolytrum'' is a genus of plants in the grass family, native to Latin America from Mexico to Chile (including the Juan Fernández Islands).Essi, L., T. T. Souza-Chies & H. M. Longhi-Wagner. 2011. Novon 21:327-329 ; Species * '' Chascolytrum ...

'' (Trin.) Essi, Longhi-Wagner & Souza-Chies - Colombia,

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* ''

Chascolytrum erectum ''Chascolytrum'' is a genus of plants in the grass family, native to Latin America from Mexico to Chile (including the Juan Fernández Islands).Essi, L., T. T. Souza-Chies & H. M. Longhi-Wagner. 2011. Novon 21:327-329 ; Species * ''Chascolytrum ...

'' (Lam.) Desv. -

* ''

Chascolytrum itatiaiae ''Chascolytrum'' is a genus of plants in the grass family, native to Latin America from Mexico to Chile (including the Juan Fernández Islands).Essi, L., T. T. Souza-Chies & H. M. Longhi-Wagner. 2011. Novon 21:327-329 ; Species * ''Chascolytrum ...

'' (Ekman) Essi, Longhi-Wagner & Souza-Chies - southern

* ''

Chascolytrum juergensii ''Chascolytrum'' is a genus of plants in the grass family, native to Latin America from Mexico to Chile (including the Juan Fernández Islands).Essi, L., T. T. Souza-Chies & H. M. Longhi-Wagner. 2011. Novon 21:327-329 ; Species * ''Chascolytrum ...

'' (Hack.) Essi, Souza-Chies & Longhi-Wagner - southern

, Colombia * ''

Chascolytrum koelerioides ''Chascolytrum'' is a genus of plants in the grass family, native to Latin America from Mexico to Chile (including the Juan Fernández Islands).Essi, L., T. T. Souza-Chies & H. M. Longhi-Wagner. 2011. Novon 21:327-329 ; Species * ''Chascolytrum ...

'' (Trin.) Essi, Longhi-Wagner & Souza-Chies -

* ''

Chascolytrum lamarckianum ''Chascolytrum'' is a genus of plants in the grass family, native to Latin America from Mexico to Chile (including the Juan Fernández Islands).Essi, L., T. T. Souza-Chies & H. M. Longhi-Wagner. 2011. Novon 21:327-329 ; Species * ''Chascolytrum ...

'' (Nees) Matthei -

* ''

Chascolytrum latifolium ''Chascolytrum'' is a genus of plants in the grass family, native to Latin America from Mexico to Chile (including the Juan Fernández Islands).Essi, L., T. T. Souza-Chies & H. M. Longhi-Wagner. 2011. Novon 21:327-329 ; Species * ''Chascolytrum ...

'' Essi, Souza-Chies & Longhi-Wagner - southeastern

* ''

Chascolytrum monandrum ''Chascolytrum'' is a genus of plants in the grass family, native to Latin America from Mexico to Chile (including the Juan Fernández Islands).Essi, L., T. T. Souza-Chies & H. M. Longhi-Wagner. 2011. Novon 21:327-329 ; Species * '' Chascolytrum ...

'' (Hack.) Essi, Longhi-Wagner & Souza-Chies - Colombia,

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* ''

Chascolytrum paleapiliferum ''Chascolytrum'' is a genus of plants in the grass family, native to Latin America from Mexico to Chile (including the Juan Fernández Islands).Essi, L., T. T. Souza-Chies & H. M. Longhi-Wagner. 2011. Novon 21:327-329 ; Species * ''Chascolyt ...

'' (Parodi) Matthei - northern

* ''

Chascolytrum parodianum ''Chascolytrum'' is a genus of plants in the grass family, native to Latin America from Mexico to Chile (including the Juan Fernández Islands).Essi, L., T. T. Souza-Chies & H. M. Longhi-Wagner. 2011. Novon 21:327-329 ; Species * ''Chascolyt ...

'' (Roseng., B.R.Arrill. & Izag.) Matthei - southern

* ''

Chascolytrum poimorphum ''Chascolytrum'' is a genus of plants in the grass family, native to Latin America from Mexico to Chile (including the Juan Fernández Islands).Essi, L., T. T. Souza-Chies & H. M. Longhi-Wagner. 2011. Novon 21:327-329 ; Species * ''Chascolyt ...

'' (J.Presl) Essi, Longhi-Wagner & Souza-Chies - southern

* '' Chascolytrum rhomboideum'' (Link) Essi, Longhi-Wagner & Souza-Chies -

* '' Chascolytrum rufum'' J.Presl in C.B.Presl -

; naturalised in

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* '' Chascolytrum scabrum'' (Nees ex Steud.) Matthei - southern

* ''

Chascolytrum subaristatum ''Chascolytrum'' is a genus of plants in the grass family, native to Latin America from Mexico to Chile (including the Juan Fernández Islands).Essi, L., T. T. Souza-Chies & H. M. Longhi-Wagner. 2011. Novon 21:327-329 ; Species * '' Chascolytrum ...

'' (Lam.) Desv. -

, Guatemala, Colombia,

(including the

, southern

; naturalised in

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and in

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* ''

Chascolytrum uniolae ''Chascolytrum'' is a genus of plants in the grass family, native to Latin America from Mexico to Chile (including the Juan Fernández Islands).Essi, L., T. T. Souza-Chies & H. M. Longhi-Wagner. 2011. Novon 21:327-329 ; Species * ''Chascolyt ...

'' (Nees) Essi, Longhi-Wagner & Souza-Chies -

, southern

; naturalised in

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; formerly included see ''

Neesiochloa ''Neesiochloa'' is a genus of Brazilian plants in the grass family. The only known species is ''Neesiochloa barbata''. It is native to eastern Brazil (Bahia, Rio Grande do Norte, Ceará, Piauí). The genus name of ''Neesiochloa'' is in honour of ...

'' * ''Chascolytrum barbatum - Neesiochloa barbata''

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q23941103 Pooideae Poaceae genera

See also

References