Rehia is a genus of plants in the grass family.Swallen, Jason Richard. 1964. Phytologia 11(3): 154Fijten, F. 1975. Blumea 22(3): 416Tropicos, Rehia FijtenGrassbase - The World Online Grass Flora The only known species is Rehia nervata, native to Brazil (Amapá, Pará, Maranhão) and to the Guianas (Suriname, Guyana, French Guiana).Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
The genus name of Rehia is in honour of Richard Eric Holttum (1895–1990), who was an English botanist and author.
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