Pharus, the stalkgrasses,[3] is a genus of Neotropical plants in the grass family.

[4][5] As an early-diverging genus in its family, it is of interest for the study of the evolution of the grasses.

Hence, the genome of P. latifolius has been sequenced.

[6] [7][8][9][10] [7] see Hygroryza Leersia Leptaspis Scrotochloa

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