''Hemarthria'' is a genus of herbaceous 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 ...

. They occur in the tropical and subtropical Old World, especially in

China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion, slightly ahead of India. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and ...

and Southeast Asia, with some species in Africa,

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, and southern Europe.Flora of China Vol. 22 Page 640 牛鞭草属 niu bian cao shu ''Hemarthria'' R. Brown, Prodr. 207. 1810.
Flora of China. They may be known generally as jointgrasses.''Hemarthria''.
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/ref> ; Species * '' Hemarthria altissima'' (Poir.) Stapf & C.E.Hubb. - limpograss, African jointgrass, Batavian quick grass, halt grass -

, India, Indochina, Borneo, Madagascar, Mauritius, Middle East, Caucasus, Africa,

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, Spain, Italy, Greece; naturalized in parts of North + South America * '' Hemarthria compressa'' (L.f.) R.Br. - whip grass -

Japan Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north ...

, Indian Subcontinent, Indochina, Borneo, Afghanistan, Iraq,

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* '' Hemarthria debilis'' Bor - Thailand * '' Hemarthria depressa'' Heuvel-

Laos Laos (, ''Lāo'' )), officially the Lao People's Democratic Republic ( Lao: ສາທາລະນະລັດ ປະຊາທິປະໄຕ ປະຊາຊົນລາວ, French: République démocratique populaire lao), is a socialist ...

, Vietnam, Thailand, Malaysia * '' Hemarthria hamiltoniana'' Steud. - India, Bangladesh * '' Hemarthria longiflora'' (Hook.f.) A.Camus -

, Indian Subcontinent, Indochina, Borneo * ''

Hemarthria natans ''Hemarthria'' is a genus of herbaceous plants in the grass family. They occur in the tropical and subtropical Old World, especially in China and Southeast Asia, with some species in Africa, Australia, and southern Europe.

'' Stapf - eastern + south-central Africa * ''

Hemarthria pratensis ''Hemarthria'' is a genus of herbaceous plants in the grass family. They occur in the tropical and subtropical Old World, especially in China and Southeast Asia, with some species in Africa, Australia, and southern Europe.

'' (Balansa) Clayton - Thailand, Vietnam, New Guinea * '' Hemarthria protensa'' Steud. - Guangdong, eastern Himalayas, southeast Asia, New Guinea * '' Hemarthria sibirica'' (Gand.) Ohwi -

, Korea, Pakistan, Russia ( Amur Oblast, Primorye,

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) * ''

Hemarthria stolonifera ''Hemarthria'' is a genus of herbaceous plants in the grass family. They occur in the tropical and subtropical Old World, especially in China and Southeast Asia, with some species in Africa, Australia, and southern Europe.

'' Bor - Thailand * '' Hemarthria uncinata'' R.Br. - matgrass - Western Australia ; formerly included see ''

Coelorachis ''Coelorachis'' is a genus of plants in the grass family, widespread across much of Asia, Africa, Australia and the Americas. ''Coelorhachis'' is treated by some sources as part of the genus '' Mnesithea'', so the following species can general ...

Mnesithea ''Mnesithea'', or jointtail grass, is a genus of Asian, Australian, and Pacific Island plants in the grass family. ; Species * '' Mnesithea annua'' (Lazarides) de Koning & Sosef - Western Australia * '' Mnesithea formosa'' (R.Br.) de Koning & ...

'' * ''Hemarthria perforata -

Mnesithea laevis ''Mnesithea'', or jointtail grass, is a genus of Asian, Australian, and Pacific Island plants in the grass family. ; Species * '' Mnesithea annua'' (Lazarides) de Koning & Sosef - Western Australia * ''Mnesithea formosa'' (R.Br.) de Koning & ...

'' * ''Hemarthria rugosa -

Coelorachis rugosa ''Coelorachis'' is a genus of plants in the grass family, widespread across much of Asia, Africa, Australia and the Americas. ''Coelorhachis'' is treated by some sources as part of the genus ''Mnesithea'', so the following species can general ...

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