Streptogyna is a widespread genus of tropical plants in the grass family.Palisot de Beauvois, Ambroise Marie François Joseph. 1812. Essai d'une Nouvelle Agrostographie page 80 description in Latin, commentary in FrenchPalisot de Beauvois, Ambroise Marie François Joseph. 1812. Essai d'une Nouvelle Agrostographie plate XVI (16), figure VIII (8) line drawings of flowers of Streptogyna crinitaTropicos, Streptogyna P. Beauv.Grassbase - The World Online Grass Flora It is the only genus in the monotypic tribe Streptogyneae.
Species:Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant FamiliesThe Plant List search for Streptogyna Streptogyna americana C.E.Hubb. – Mexico (Chiapas, Veracruz), Central America, tropical South America (Venezuela, Colombia, Peru, Ecuador, Bolivia, Brazil, Guyana, Fr Guiana, Suriname), Trinidad Streptogyna crinita P.Beauv.
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