Leiothrix is a genus of flowering plants in the family Eriocaulaceae. It is native to tropical South America.Govaerts, R. (2004). World Checklist of Monocotyledons Database in ACCESS: 1-54382. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Species 39 species are accepted. Leiothrix angustifolia (Körn.) Ruhland – Bahia Leiothrix argentea Silveira – Minas Gerais Leiothrix argyroderma Ruhland – southeastern Brazil Leiothrix arrecta Ruhland – Minas Gerais Leiothrix beckii (Szyszyl. ex Wawra) Ruhland – Minas Gerais, Rio de Janeiro Leiothrix bracteosa – Bahia Leiothrix celiae Moldenke – Cerro Yutajé in Amazonas State of Venezuela Leiothrix cipoensis Giul – Minas Gerais Leiothrix crassifolia (Bong.) Ruhland – Minas Gerais Leiothrix curvifolia (Bong.) Ruhland – Minas Gerais Leiothrix distichoclada Herzog – Bahia Leiothrix echinocephala Ruhland – Minas Gerais Leiothrix flagellaris (Guill.) Ruhland – Minas Gerais Leiothrix flavescens (Bong.) Ruhland – Guyana, Venezuela, Brazil, Peru, Bolivia Leiothrix fluitans (Mart. ex Körn.) Ruhland – Minas Gerais Leiothrix fulgida Ruhland – Minas Gerais Leiothrix glauca Silveira – Minas Gerais Leiothrix gomesii Silveira – Minas Gerais Leiothrix graminea (Bong.) Ruhland – Minas Gerais Leiothrix hirsuta (Wikstr.) Ruhland – eastern Brazil Leiothrix linearis Silveira – Minas Gerais Leiothrix longipes Silveira – Minas Gerais Leiothrix luxurians (Körn.) Ruhland – Minas Gerais Leiothrix mucronata (Bong.) Ruhland – Minas Gerais Leiothrix pilulifera (Körn.) Ruhland – eastern Brazil Leiothrix plantago – Minas Gerais Leiothrix prolifera (Bong.) Ruhland – Minas Gerais Leiothrix propinqua (Körn.) Ruhland – Minas Gerais Leiothrix raymondii – Bahia Leiothrix restingensis – Bahia Leiothrix rufula (A.St.-Hil.) Ruhland – eastern Brazil Leiothrix rupestris Giul. – Minas Gerais Leiothrix schlechtendalii (Körn.) Ruhland – Bahia Leiothrix sclerophylla Silveira – Minas Gerais Leiothrix sinuosa Giul – Minas Gerais Leiothrix spergula Ruhland – Minas Gerais Leiothrix spiralis (Bong.) Ruhland – Minas Gerais Leiothrix subulata Silveira – Minas Gerais Leiothrix vivipara (Bong.) Ruhland – Minas Gerais

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