Tetrapogon
Tetrapogon is a genus of grasses.
The name Tetrapogon derives from the Greek roots tetra- and pogon, meaning "four" and "beard", respectively, in reference to the tufts of hairs on the plant. The species in this genus are distributed across Africa and through the Middle East as far east as India.
; SpeciesTetrapogon bidentatus Pilg. - Tanzania, KenyaTetrapogon cenchriformis Pilg. - Africa + Arabia from Cape Verde to Saudi Arabia to TanzaniaTetrapogon ferrugineus S.M.Phillips - Ethiopia, Kenya, SomaliaTetrapogon tenellus Chiov. - IndiaTetrapogon tetrastachys Hack. ex Hook.f. - Indian subcontinent; Arabian Peninsula; Africa from Djibouti to MpumalangaTetrapogon villosus Desf. - - Africa + southwest Asia from Canary Islands to Turkmenistan to Uganda
; formerly included
see Chloris Tetrapogon flabellatus - Chloris flabellataTetrapogon mossambicensis - Chloris mossambicensis
- ''Tetrapogon tetrastachys - Chloris montana''