Chaetium

Chaetium
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Clade:	Commelinids
Order:	Poales
Family:	Poaceae
Subfamily:	Panicoideae
Supertribe:	Panicodae
Tribe:	Paniceae
Subtribe:	Melinidinae
Genus:	Chaetium Nees
Type species
Chaetium festucoides Nees
Synonyms[1][2]
Panicum sect. Chaetium (Nees) Döll Berchtoldia J.Presl

Chaetium is a genus of Neotropical plants in the grass family.[3][4][5]

Species[2][6]

• Chaetium bromoides (J.Presl) Benth. - Mexico, Central America
• Chaetium cubanum (C.Wright) Hitchc. - Cuba
• Chaetium festucoides Nees - Colombia (Bolívar), Venezuela (Guárico, Monagas), Brazil (Rio Grande do Norte, Ceará, Paraíba, Piauí, Maranhão, Pernambuco)

See also

• List of Poaceae genera

References

1. Tropicos, Chaetium Nees
2. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
3. Nees von Esenbeck, Christian Gottfried Daniel 1829. Flora Brasiliensis seu Enumeratio Plantarum 2(1): 269–271 in Latin
4. Grassbase - The World Online Grass Flora
5. Morrone, O., F. O. Zuloaga, M. O. Arriaga, R. Pozner & S. S. Aliscioni. 1998. Revisión sistemática y análisis cladístico del género Chaetium (Poaceae: Panicoideae: Paniceae). Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden 85(3): 404–424 in Spanish with English abstract; includes line drawings, maps, cladistic diagrams, and photos of microscopic features
6. The Plant List search for Chaetium