Homolepis

Homolepis is a genus of Neotropical plants in the grass family. They are native to Mexico, Central and South America, and the West Indies.^[1][2]

Homolepis
Homolepis glutinosa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Clade:	Commelinids
Order:	Poales
Family:	Poaceae
Subfamily:	Panicoideae
Supertribe:	Andropogonodae
Tribe:	Paspaleae
Subtribe:	Arthropogoninae
Genus:	Homolepis Chase
Type species
Homolepis aturensis (Kunth) Chase

They are annual or perennial grasses. At least one species has short rhizomes and some have stolons. 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 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 analysis indicates the genus is monophyletic.^[7]

Species^{[8][9][10][11][12][13]}

• Homolepis aturensis (Kunth) Chase – Mexico, Central America, Trinidad, Colombia, Venezuela, Bolivia, Ecuador, Peru, Brazil
• Homolepis glutinosa (Sw.) Zuloaga & Soderstr. – Mexico, Central America, West Indies, Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador incl Galápagos, Peru, Brazil, Bolivia, Paraguay, Uruguay, Argentina
• Homolepis isocalycia (G.Mey.) Chase – Brazil, Colombia, Venezuela, Suriname, Guyana, French Guiana, Panama
• Homolepis longispicula (Döll) Chase – Brazil (Minas Gerais, Goiás, Federal District)
• Homolepis villaricensis (Mez) Zuloaga & Soderstr. – Argentina (Misiones, Corrientes), Brazil (São Paulo, Paraná), Paraguay