Froesiochloa

{{Short description|Genus of grasses}}

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Froesiochloa is a genus of South American plants in the grass family.Black, George Alexander 1950. Boletim Técnico do Instituto Agronômico de Norte 20: page 29, plate 1[http://www.kew.org/data/grasses-db/www/gen00249.htm 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.[http://www.tropicos.org/Name/40011177 Tropicos, Froesiochloa G.A. Black ] The only known species is Froesiochloa boutelouoides, native to Guyana, French Guiana, and Brazil (Amapá, Pará).[http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=417292 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families][https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40576061#page/3/mode/1up 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

The genus Froesiochloa is in the family Poaceae in the major group Angiosperms (Flowering plants).[http://www.theplantlist.org/1.1/browse/A/Poaceae/Froesiochloa/ [8]]