# Homolepis

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***Homolepis*** is a [genus](/source/Genus) of Neotropical plants in the [grass family](/source/Poaceae). They are native to [Mexico](/source/Mexico), [Central](/source/Central_America) and [South America](/source/South_America), and the [West Indies](/source/West_Indies).[1][2]

They are annual or perennial grasses. At least one species has short [rhizomes](/source/Rhizome) and some have [stolons](/source/Stolon). They vary in form, growing erect or decumbent, the stems reaching 15 centimeters to 2 meters long. They are mostly unbranched. The leaves are linear to lance-shaped to oblong. The [panicle](/source/Panicle) is open or narrow with spikelets up to 1.1 centimeters long.[3][4]

These grasses grow in open areas and in shade, often in moist and wet habitat.[5][6]

[Molecular phylogeny](/source/Molecular_phylogenetics) analysis indicates the genus is [monophyletic](/source/Monophyly).[7]

**Species[8][9][10][11][12][13]**

- *[Homolepis aturensis](/source/Homolepis_aturensis)* (Kunth) Chase – [Mexico](/source/Mexico), [Central America](/source/Central_America), [Trinidad](/source/Trinidad), [Colombia](/source/Colombia), [Venezuela](/source/Venezuela), [Bolivia](/source/Bolivia), [Ecuador](/source/Ecuador), [Peru](/source/Peru), [Brazil](/source/Brazil)
- *[Homolepis glutinosa](/source/Homolepis_glutinosa)* (Sw.) Zuloaga & Soderstr. – [Mexico](/source/Mexico), [Central America](/source/Central_America), [West Indies](/source/West_Indies), [Colombia](/source/Colombia), [Venezuela](/source/Venezuela), [Ecuador](/source/Ecuador) incl [Galápagos](/source/Gal%C3%A1pagos), [Peru](/source/Peru), [Brazil](/source/Brazil), [Bolivia](/source/Bolivia), [Paraguay](/source/Paraguay), [Uruguay](/source/Uruguay), [Argentina](/source/Argentina)
- *[Homolepis isocalycia](/source/Homolepis_isocalycia)* (G.Mey.) Chase – [Brazil](/source/Brazil), [Colombia](/source/Colombia), [Venezuela](/source/Venezuela), [Suriname](/source/Suriname), [Guyana](/source/Guyana), [French Guiana](/source/French_Guiana), [Panama](/source/Panama)
- *[Homolepis longispicula](/source/Homolepis_longispicula)* (Döll) Chase – [Brazil](/source/Brazil) ([Minas Gerais](/source/Minas_Gerais), [Goiás](/source/Goi%C3%A1s), [Federal District](/source/Federal_District_(Brazil)))
- *[Homolepis villaricensis](/source/Homolepis_villaricensis)* (Mez) Zuloaga & Soderstr. – [Argentina](/source/Argentina) ([Misiones](/source/Misiones_Province), [Corrientes](/source/Corrientes_Province)), [Brazil](/source/Brazil) ([São Paulo](/source/S%C3%A3o_Paulo_(state)), [Paraná](/source/Paran%C3%A1_(state))), [Paraguay](/source/Paraguay)

## References

1. [Chase, Mary Agnes 1911. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 24: 146-148](https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3779477#page/172/mode/1up) descriptions in Latin, commentary in English; line drawings of floral features of *Homolepis aturensis*

1. Longhi-Wagner, H. M. and R. P. de Oliveira. (2002). [New grass records for Bahia State, Brazil.](https://www.jstor.org/discover/10.2307/4115727?uid=3739560&uid=2&uid=4&uid=3739256&sid=21102635923291) *Kew Bulletin* 57(4) 971-77.

1. [*Homolepis*.](http://www.kew.org/data/grasses-db/www/gen00294.htm) Grassbase - The World Online Grass Flora.

1. [Dorr, L. J.](/source/Laurence_Joseph_Dorr) 2014. Flora of Guaramacal (Venezuela): Monocotyledons. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 100:i–xiii, 1–287

1. Watson, L. and M. J. Dallwitz. 1992 onwards. [*Homolepis* Chase.](http://delta-intkey.com/grass/www/homolepi.htm) The Grass Genera of the World. Version 18 December 2012.

1. Nelson Sutherland, C.H. (2008). Catálogo de las plantes vasculares de Honduras. Espermatofitas: 1-1576. SERNA/Guaymuras, Tegucigalpa, Honduras

1. Giussani, L. M., et al. (2001). [A molecular phylogeny of the grass subfamily Panicoideae (Poaceae) shows multiple origins of C4 photosynthesis.](https://web.archive.org/web/20161117222649/http://www.amjbot.org/content/88/11/1993.full) *American Journal of Botany* 88(11), 1993-2012.

1. [Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families](http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=419152)

1. [*Homolepis*.](http://www.theplantlist.org/browse/A/Poaceae/Homolepis/) The Plant List.

1. [GRIN Species Records of *Homolepis*.](http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/splist.pl?5773) Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

1. Longhi-Wagner, H. M., V. Bittich, M. das G. L. Wanderley & G. J. Shepherd. 2001. Poaceae. 1: 1–292. In M. G. L. Wanderly, G. J. Shepherd & A. M. Giulietti (eds.) Flora Fanerogâmica do Estado de São Paulo. Editora Hucitec, São Paulo

1. Boggan, J. Funck, V. & Kelloff, C. (1997). Checklist of the Plants of the Guianas (Guyana, Surinam, Franch Guiana) ed. 2: 1-238. University of Guyana, Georgetown

1. Giraldo-Cañas, D. (2011). Catálogo de la familia Poaceae en Colombia. Darwiniana 49: 139-247

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