Steyermarkochloa is a genus of plants in the grass family.

[2][3][4] The only known species is Steyermarkochloa angustifolia (Spreng.)

[1][4] The genus name of Steyermarkochloa is in honour of Julian Alfred Steyermark (1909–1988), an American botanist.

[5] The Latin specific epithet of angustifolia is a compound word, with 'angusti-' derived from angustatus meaning narrowed and 'folia' meaning flower.

[6] The genus was first described and published in Ann.