''Oropetium'' is a

genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...

of Asian and African plants in the

grass family Poaceae () or Gramineae () is a large and nearly ubiquitous family of monocotyledonous flowering plants commonly known as grasses. It includes the cereal grasses, bamboos and the grasses of natural grassland and species cultivated in lawns and ...

. ; SpeciesThe Plant List search for ''Oropetium''
/ref> * '' Oropetium aristatum'' (Stapf) Pilg. - tropical

West Africa West Africa or Western Africa is the westernmost region of Africa. The United Nations defines Western Africa as the 16 countries of Benin, Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, The Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Mali, Maurit ...

* '' Oropetium capense'' Stapf -

Arabian Peninsula The Arabian Peninsula, (; ar, شِبْهُ الْجَزِيرَةِ الْعَرَبِيَّة, , "Arabian Peninsula" or , , "Island of the Arabs") or Arabia, is a peninsula of Western Asia, situated northeast of Africa on the Arabian Plate ...

, desert and near-desert regions of

Africa Africa is the world's second-largest and second-most populous continent, after Asia in both cases. At about 30.3 million km2 (11.7 million square miles) including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of Earth's total surface area ...

* '' Oropetium minimum'' (Hochst.) Pilg. -

, eastern + northeastern

* ''

Oropetium roxburghianum ''Oropetium'' is a genus of Asian and African plants in the grass family. ; Species * '' Oropetium aristatum'' (Stapf) Pilg. - tropical West Africa * '' Oropetium capense'' Stapf - Arabian Peninsula, desert and near-desert regions of Africa * ' ...

'' (Schult.) S.M.Phillips -

India India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the so ...

* '' Oropetium thomaeum'' (L.f.) Trin. - eastern + northeastern

Indian Subcontinent The Indian subcontinent is a list of the physiographic regions of the world, physiographical region in United Nations geoscheme for Asia#Southern Asia, Southern Asia. It is situated on the Indian Plate, projecting southwards into the Indian O ...

Myanmar Myanmar, ; UK pronunciations: US pronunciations incl. . Note: Wikipedia's IPA conventions require indicating /r/ even in British English although only some British English speakers pronounce r at the end of syllables. As John C. Wells, Joh ...

Vietnam Vietnam or Viet Nam ( vi, Việt Nam, ), officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam,., group="n" is a country in Southeast Asia, at the eastern edge of mainland Southeast Asia, with an area of and population of 96 million, making i ...

* '' Oropetium villosulum'' Stapf ex Bor -

; Formerly included see ''

Tripogon ''Tripogon'' is a genus of tropical and subtropical plants in the grass family. They are widespread across Asia, Africa, Australia, and the Americas. Fiveminute grass is a common name for plants in this genus. Species Species include: Former ...

'' * ''Oropetium africanum - Tripogon africanus''

References

External links

Grassbase - The World Online Grass Flora
Chloridoideae Poaceae genera {{Chloridoideae-stub