Cryptochloa is a genus of Neotropical plants in the grass family, widespread across much of Mexico, Central America, and South America. Species 1. \n* Cryptochloa capillata (Trin.) Soderstr. - French Guiana, Brazil 2. \n* Cryptochloa concinna (Hook.f.) Swallen - Colombia, Central America, southern Mexico 3. \n* Cryptochloa decumbens Soderstr. & Zuloaga - Panama 4. \n* Cryptochloa dressleri Soderstr. - Panama 5. \n* Cryptochloa soderstromii Davidse - Panama 6. \n* Cryptochloa strictiflora (E.Fourn.) Swallen - Central America, southern Mexico, Ecuador 7. \n* Cryptochloa unispiculata Soderstr. - Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, Brazil (Acre) 8. \n* Cryptochloa variana Swallen - Honduras, Panama, Colombia