Smallcane

Lasiacis (smallcane)^[5] is a genus of Neotropical plants in the grass family, found in the Americas from Mexico and Florida south to Argentina.^[1][6][7]

Species

^[4][8]

• Lasiacis anomala Hitchc. - Trinidad, Venezuela, Guayana, Suriname, Brazil, Colombia, Bolivia
• Lasiacis divaricata (L.) Hitchc. - widespread from Mexico and Florida south to Argentina
• Lasiacis grisebachii (Nash) Hitchc. - Mexico, Central America, Cuba, Puerto Rico
• Lasiacis ligulata Hitchc. & Chase - South America, West Indies
• Lasiacis linearis Swallen - Central America, Chiapas
• Lasiacis maculata (Aubl.) Urb. - widespread from Mexico and Cuba south to Argentina
• Lasiacis nigra Davidse - Mexico, Central America, northwestern South America
• Lasiacis oaxacensis (Steud.) Hitchc. ex Chase - Mexico, Central America, northwestern South America, Jamaica, Hispaniola
• Lasiacis procerrima (Hack.) Hitchc. ex Chase - Mexico, Central America, northwestern South America
• Lasiacis rhizophora (E.Fourn.) Hitchc. ex Chase - Mexico, Central America, northwestern South America, Greater Antilles
• Lasiacis rugelii (Griseb.) Hitchc. - Mexico, Central America, Hispaniola, Cuba
• Lasiacis ruscifolia (Kunth) Hitchc. ex Chase - Florida,^[9] Mexico, Central America, northwestern South America, West Indies
• Lasiacis scabrior Hitchc. - Mexico, Central America, northwestern South America
• Lasiacis sloanei (Griseb.) Hitchc. - Mexico, Central America, northwestern South America, West Indies
• Lasiacis standleyi Hitchc. - Mexico, Central America, northwestern South America

formerly included

^[4] see Acroceras

• Lasiacis excavata - Acroceras excavatum

References