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Lithachne

Lithachne is a genus of Neotropical plants in the grass family.SpeciesLithachne horizontalis Chase - Minas Gerais, Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo, Mato Grosso Lithachne humilis Soderstr. - Honduras Lithachne pauciflora (Sw.) P.Beauv. - widespread from Jalisco to Paraguay Lithachne pinetii (C.Wright) Chase - Cuba

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Lithachne
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Spermatophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Subfamily: Bambusoideae
Tribe: Olyreae
Subtribe: Olyrinae
Genus: Lithachne
P.Beauv.
Type species
Lithachne axillaris
(syn. of L. pauciflora)1

Lithachne is a genus of Neotropical plants in the grass family.234

Species15
  1. Lithachne horizontalis Chase - Minas Gerais, Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo, Mato Grosso
  2. Lithachne humilis Soderstr. - Honduras
  3. Lithachne pauciflora (Sw.) P.Beauv. - widespread from Jalisco to Paraguay
  4. Lithachne pinetii (C.Wright) Chase - Cuba
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