Neesiochloa is a genus of Brazilian plants in the grass family.

[5] It is native to eastern Brazil (Bahia, Rio Grande do Norte, Ceará, Piauí).

[1] The genus name of Neesiochloa is in honour of Christian Gottfried Daniel Nees von Esenbeck (1776–1858), a prolific German botanist, physician, zoologist, and natural philosopher.

[6] The Latin specific epithet of barbata refers to "barba" meaning bearded.

[7] This Chloridoideae article is a stub.