Raddia

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Poales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Cladus: Archaeplastida Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Cladus: Commelinids Ordo: Poales

Familia: Poaceae
Subfamilia: Bambusoideae
Tribus: Olyreae
Subtribus: Olyrinae
Genus: Raddia
Species: R. angustifolia – R. brasiliensis – R. distichophylla – R. guianensis – R. lancifolia – R. megaphylla – R. portoi – R. soderstromii – R. stolonifera

Source(s) of checklist:
Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Raddia in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 September 15. Reference page.

Raddia Bertol., Opusc. Sci. 3: 410. (1819)

Heterotypic
- Strephium Schrad. ex Nees in C.F.P.von Martius, Fl. Bras. Enum. Pl. 2: 298. (1829)
- Sucrea Soderstr., Brittonia 33: 200. (1981) firmly rejected by Oliveira et al., (2020)

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Southern America Regional: Brazil Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central Regional: Northern South America French Guiana, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

Govaerts, R., Nic Lughadha, E., Black, N., Turner, R. & Paton, A. 2021. The World Checklist of Vascular Plants, a continuously updated resource for exploring global plant diversity. Scientific Data 8(215): 1–10. DOI: 10.1038/s41597-021-00997-6 Reference page.

Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Raddia in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Aug. 21. Reference page.
Simon, B.K., Clayton, W.D., Harman, K.T., Vorontsova, M., Brake, I., Healy, D. & Alfonso, Y. 2013. GrassWorld, Raddia. Published online. Accessed: 2013 Nov. 21.
Oliveira, R.P., Silva, C., Welker, C.A., Dórea, M.D.C., Oliveira, I.L., Vieira, J.P., Leite, K.R. & Clark, L.G. 2020. Reinterpreting the phylogenetic position, systematics and distribution of the Raddia-Sucrea lineage (Poaceae, Olyrinae), with a new monotypic and endangered herbaceous bamboo genus from Brazil. Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society 192(1): 34-60. DOI: 10.1093/botlinnean/boz048 Reference page.
Tropicos.org 2013. Raddia. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 21 Nov. 2013. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2013. Raddia. Published online. Accessed: 21 Nov. 2013. Reference page.