Abstract
Sucrea, a new genus of herbaceous bambusoid grasses is based on the newly described species,S. monophylla. Also belonging to this genus is another new species,S. maculata, and the taxon originally namedOlyra sampaiana. The new genus is contrasted in a key with others of its tribe Olyreae, and a key is given to its three species.
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Soderstrom, T.R. Sucrea (Poaceae: Bambusoideae), a new genus from Brazil. Brittonia 33, 198–210 (1981). https://doi.org/10.2307/2806324
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