Hemarthria


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. They may be known generally as jointgrasses.
; SpeciesHemarthria altissima Stapf & C.E.Hubb. - limpograss, African jointgrass, Batavian quick grass, halt grass - China, India, Indochina, Borneo, Madagascar, Mauritius, Middle East, Caucasus, Africa, Canary Islands, Spain, Italy, Greece; naturalized in parts of North + South AmericaHemarthria compressa R.Br. - whip grass - China, Japan, Indian Subcontinent, Indochina, Borneo, Afghanistan, Iraq, ComorosHemarthria debilis Bor - ThailandHemarthria depressa Heuvel- Laos, Vietnam, Thailand, MalaysiaHemarthria hamiltoniana Steud. - India, BangladeshHemarthria longiflora A.Camus - China, Indian Subcontinent, Indochina, BorneoHemarthria natans Stapf - eastern + south-central AfricaHemarthria pratensis Clayton - Thailand, Vietnam, New GuineaHemarthria protensa Steud. - Guangdong, eastern Himalayas, southeast Asia, New GuineaHemarthria sibirica Ohwi - China, Japan, Korea, Pakistan, Russia Hemarthria stolonifera Bor - ThailandHemarthria uncinata R.Br. - matgrass - Western Australia
; formerly included
see Coelorachis Mnesithea Hemarthria perforata - Mnesithea laevis