Raddia is a genus of South American plants in the grass family, most of the species found only in Brazil. The genus was named for Italian botanist and herpetologist Giuseppe Raddi, 1770-1829. Species 1. \n* Raddia angustifolia Soderstr. & Zuloaga - Bahia 2. \n* Raddia brasiliensis Bertol. - Rio de Janeiro, Bahia, Espírito Santo, Mato Grosso, Paraíba 3. \n* Raddia distichophylla (Steud. ex Nees) Chase - Bahia 4. \n* Raddia guianensis (Brongn.) C.L.Hitchc. - Trinidad & Tobago, Pará, French Guiana, Suriname, Venezuela (Carabobo, Yaracuy) 5. \n* Raddia lancifolia R.P.Oliveira & Longhi-Wagner - Espírito Santo 6. \n* Raddia megaphylla R.P.Oliveira & Longhi-Wagner - Espírito Santo, Bahia 7. \n* Raddia portoi Kuhlm. - Bahia 8. \n* Raddia soderstromii R.P.Oliveira, L.G.Clark & Judz. - Bahia