What is "peyritschia"

Peyritschia is a genus of Latin American plants in the grass family.

1. Peyritschia conferta (Pilg.) Finot - Venezuela, Ecuador
2. Peyritschia deyeuxioides (Kunth) Finot - Mexico, Central America, Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador
3. Peyritschia howellii (Hitchc.) Finot & P.M.Peterson - Galápagos
4. Peyritschia humilis (Louis-Marie) Finot - central Mexico
5. Peyritschia koelerioides (Peyr.) E.Fourn. - Mexico, Guatemala
6. Peyritschia pinetorum (Swallen) Finot & P.M.Peterson - Mexico, Guatemala
7. Peyritschia pringlei (Scribn.) S.D.Koch - Mexico, Guatemala, Costa Rica, Venezuela