''Themeda'' is a genus of 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 ...

native to Asia, Africa,

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, and Papuasia. There are about 18Barkworth, M. E
''Themeda''.
Grass Manual. Flora of North America. to 26Potdar, G. G., et al. (2003)
A new species of ''Themeda'' Forssk. (Poaceae) from India.
''Kew Bulletin'' 58(1) 243-46. species, many of which are native to Southeast Asia. ; Species * '' Themeda anathera'' (Nees ex Steud.) Hack. - Afghanistan, Himalayas, Tibet * ''

Themeda arguens ''Themeda arguens'', commonly known as Christmas grass, is a species of grass. It is found in South Asia, Eastern Asia, Australia, the south-western Pacific and the Caribbean The Caribbean (, ) ( es, El Caribe; french: la Caraïbe; ht, Kara ...

'' (L.) Hack. - Christmas grass - Sri Lanka, Southeast Asia, Papuasia, northern Australia * '' Themeda arundinacea'' (Roxb.) A.Camus - Indochina, southern China, Indian Subcontinent, Malaysia, Indonesia * '' Themeda avenacea'' (F. Muell.) Maiden & Betche - oat kangaroo grass -

* '' Themeda caudata'' (Nees ex Hook. & Arn.) A.Camus - Indochina, southern China, Himalayas, Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines * '' Themeda cymbaria'' Hack. - Tamil Nadu,

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, Kerala * '' Themeda gigantea'' (Cav.) Hack. - Southeast Asia, Papuasia, New Caledonia, Vanuatu * '' Themeda helferi'' Hack. -

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, Yunnan * '' Themeda hookeri'' (Griseb.) A.Camus - Tibet, Yunnan, eastern Himalayas * '' Themeda huttonensis'' Bor - Assam * '' Themeda idjensis'' Jansen - Java Timur,

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* '' Themeda intermedia'' (Hack.) Bor - Southeast Asia, China, Indian Subcontinent, Papuasia, Queensland, Vanuatu * ''

Themeda laxa ''Themeda'' is a genus of plants in the grass family native to Asia, Africa, Australia, and Papuasia. There are about 18Barkworth, M. E''Themeda''.Grass Manual. Flora of North America. to 26Potdar, G. G., et al. (2003)A new species of ''Themeda'' ...

'' (Andersson) A.Camus Indian Subcontinent * ''

Themeda minor ''Themeda'' is a genus of plants in the grass family native to Asia, Africa, Australia, and Papuasia. There are about 18Barkworth, M. E''Themeda''.Grass Manual. Flora of North America. to 26Potdar, G. G., et al. (2003)A new species of ''Themeda'' ...

'' L.Liou - Tibet * ''

Themeda mooneyi ''Themeda'' is a genus of plants in the grass family native to Asia, Africa, Australia, and Papuasia. There are about 18Barkworth, M. E''Themeda''.Grass Manual. Flora of North America. to 26Potdar, G. G., et al. (2003)A new species of ''Themed ...

'' Bor - Odisha * ''

Themeda novoguineensis ''Themeda'' is a genus of plants in the grass family native to Asia, Africa, Australia, and Papuasia. There are about 18Barkworth, M. E''Themeda''.Grass Manual. Flora of North America. to 26Potdar, G. G., et al. (2003)A new species of ''Themeda'' ...

'' (Reeder) Jansen - Papua New Guinea, Lesser Sunda Islands * ''

Themeda palakkadensis ''Themeda'' is a genus of plants in the grass family native to Asia, Africa, Australia, and Papuasia. There are about 18Barkworth, M. E''Themeda''.Grass Manual. Flora of North America. to 26Potdar, G. G., et al. (2003)A new species of ''Themeda'' ...

'' Chorghe, Prasad & Lakshminarasimhan - Kerala * '' Themeda pseudotremula'' Potdar et al. -

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* ''

Themeda quadrivalvis ''Themeda quadrivalvis'' is a species of grass known by the common names grader grass, habana grass, and kangaroo grass, not to be confused with ''Themeda triandra'', which is also known as kangaroo grass. It is native to India,

''- grader grass (L.) Kuntze - Indian Subcontinent,

; naturalized in Socotra, South Africa, eastern Indochina, Papuasia, Queensland, Mexico, Brazil, Argentina, various islands (Indian and Pacific Oceans, West Indies) * ''

Themeda sabarimalayana ''Themeda'' is a genus of plants in the grass family native to Asia, Africa, Australia, and Papuasia. There are about 18Barkworth, M. E''Themeda''.Grass Manual. Flora of North America. to 26Potdar, G. G., et al. (2003)A new species of ''Themeda'' ...

'' Sreek. & V.J.Nair - India * ''

Themeda saxicola ''Themeda'' is a genus of plants in the grass family native to Asia, Africa, Australia, and Papuasia. There are about 18Barkworth, M. E''Themeda''.Grass Manual. Flora of North America. to 26Potdar, G. G., et al. (2003)A new species of ''Themeda'' ...

'' Bor - Odisha * '' Themeda strigosa'' (Ham. ex Hook.f.) A.Camus - India, Bangladesh * ''

Themeda tremula ''Themeda'' is a genus of plants in the Poaceae, grass family native to Asia, Africa, Australia, and Papuasia. There are about 18Barkworth, M. E''Themeda''.Grass Manual. Flora of North America. to 26Potdar, G. G., et al. (2003)A new species of '' ...

'' (Nees ex Steud.) Hack. - India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh * '' Themeda triandra'' Forssk.- kangaroo grass, red grass, ''rooigras'' - Africa (from Morocco to

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), Asia (from Yemen to Japan to Maluku), Australia, New Guinea * ''

Themeda trichiata ''Themeda'' is a genus of plants in the grass family native to Asia, Africa, Australia, and Papuasia. There are about 18Barkworth, M. E''Themeda''.Grass Manual. Flora of North America. to 26Potdar, G. G., et al. (2003)A new species of ''Themeda'' ...

'' S.L.Chen & T.D.Zhuang -

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, Yunnan, Hainan * ''

Themeda unica ''Themeda'' is a genus of plants in the grass family native to Asia, Africa, Australia, and Papuasia. There are about 18Barkworth, M. E''Themeda''.Grass Manual. Flora of North America. to 26Potdar, G. G., et al. (2003)A new species of ''Themeda'' ...

'' S.L.Chen & T.D.Zhuang - Anhui, Zhejiang * ''

Themeda villosa ''Themeda'' is a genus of plants in the Poaceae, grass family native to Asia, Africa, Australia, and Papuasia. There are about 18Barkworth, M. E''Themeda''.Grass Manual. Flora of North America. to 26Potdar, G. G., et al. (2003)A new species of '' ...

'' (Poir.) A.Camus - silky kangaroo grass, Lyon's grass - China, Indian Subcontinent, Indochina, Philippines, Indonesia, New Guinea * ''

Themeda yunnanensis ''Themeda'' is a genus of plants in the grass family native to Asia, Africa, Australia, and Papuasia. There are about 18Barkworth, M. E''Themeda''.Grass Manual. Flora of North America. to 26Potdar, G. G., et al. (2003)A new species of ''Themeda'' ...

'' S.L.Chen & T.D.Zhuang - Yunnan ; Formerly includedKew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
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Elymandra ''Elymandra'' is a genus of African and South American plants in the grass family. Most known species are native to Africa; one is found in Brazil. ; Species * '' Elymandra androphila'' (Stapf) Stapf - from Senegal to Angola * '' Elymandra arch ...

Germainia ''Germainia'' is a genus of Chinese, Asian and Australian 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 g ...

, Hyparrhenia, Iseilema''

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