Eustachys


Eustachys is a genus of tropical and subtropical plants in the grass family. It is native primarily to warmer parts of the Americas, with a few species in Africa and Asia.

Species

Species include:Eustachys bahiensis Herter - Brazil, Bolivia, Uruguay, ArgentinaEustachys brevipila Caro & E.A.Sánchez - Uruguay, Argentina, Brazil Eustachys calvescens Caro & E.A.Sánchez - Uruguay, Argentina, Paraguay, Brazil Eustachys caribaea Herter - Uruguay, Argentina, Paraguay, Brazil, Bolivia; naturalized in United States Eustachys distichophylla Nees - Uruguay, Argentina, Chile, Paraguay, Brazil, Bolivia, Peru; naturalized in United States Eustachys floridana Chapm. - United States Eustachys glauca Chapm. - United States Eustachys neglecta Nash - United States Eustachys paranensis A.M.Molina - Brazil Eustachys paspaloides Lanza & Mattei - Oman, Yemen, eastern + southern Africa from Eritrea to Cape ProvinceEustachys petraea Desv. - United States, Mexico, West Indies, Central + South America; naturalized on various Pacific Islands Eustachys retusa Kunth - Uruguay, Argentina, Paraguay, Brazil, Bolivia; naturalized in United States Eustachys swalleniana A.M.Molina - Brazil, Uruguay Eustachys tenera A.Camus - New Guinea, southeast Asia, southern China incl TaiwanEustachys uliginosa Herter - Uruguay, Argentina, Paraguay, Brazil, Bolivia

Former species

Some species formerly under Eustachys are under the genera Chloris or Ornithogalum, they include:Eustachys gayana - Chloris gayanaEustachys polystachya - Chloris submutica Eustachys submutica - Chloris submutica Eustachys latifolia - Ornithogalum arabicum