| Froesiochloa | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Poaceae |
| Subfamily: | Bambusoideae |
| Tribe: | Olyreae |
| Subtribe: | Olyrinae |
| Genus: | Froesiochloa G.A.Black |
| Species: | F. boutelouoides
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| Binomial name | |
| Froesiochloa boutelouoides | |
Froesiochloa is a genus of South American plants in the grass family.[1][2][3][4] The only known species is Froesiochloa boutelouoides, native to Guyana, French Guiana, and Brazil (Amapá, Pará).[5][6][7]
The genus Froesiochloa is in the family Poaceae in the major group Angiosperms (Flowering plants).[8]
- ^ Black, George Alexander 1950. Boletim Técnico do Instituto Agronômico de Norte 20: page 29, plate 1
- ^ Grassbase - The World Online Grass Flora
- ^ Boggan, J. Funck, V. & Kelloff, C. (1997). Checklist of the Plants of the Guianas (Guyana, Surinam, French Guiana) ed. 2: 1-238. University of Guyana, Georgetown.
- ^ Tropicos, Froesiochloa G.A. Black
- ^ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ^ Funk, V. A., P. E. Berry, S. Alexander, T. H. Hollowell & C. L. Kelloff. 2007. Checklist of the Plants of the Guiana Shield (Venezuela: Amazonas, Bolivar, Delta Amacuro; Guyana, Surinam, French Guiana). Contributions from the United States National Herbarium 55: 1–584
- ^ Judziewicz, E. J. 1990. Family 187. Poaceae (Gramineae). 8: 1–727. In A. R. A. Görts-van Rijn (ed.) Flora of the Guianas. Series A, Phanerogams. Koeltz Scientific Books, Königstein