Lophopogon

Lophopogon is a ditypic genus endemic to India, consisting of two well-known species Lophopogon tridentatus (Roxb.) Hackel and Lophopogon kingii Hook f. belonging to the tribe Andropogoneae in the grass family.

Lophopogon prasannae, a species described from the state of Andhra Pradesh is allied to L. kingii and was thus synonymised as a new heterotypic synonym of the latter. L. tridentatus is a widely distributed species in India whereas L. kingii is a rare grass occurring in Bihar, Odisha, Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka in India.


 * Species
 * Lophopogon kingii Hook.f. - Bihar, Odisha, Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka states in India.
 * Lophopogon tridentatus (Roxb.) Hack. - Andhra pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu

see Apocopis Germainia
 * Formerly included
 * Lophopogon intermedius - Apocopis intermedia
 * Lophopogon tenax - Germainia tenax
 * Lophopogon truncatiglumis - Germainia truncatiglumis