Microchloa

Microchloa, or smallgrass, is a genus of tropical and subtropical plants in the grass family, native to Africa, southern Asia, northern Australia, and the warmer parts of the Western Hemisphere.


 * Species
 * Microchloa altera (Rendle) Stapf - central + southern Africa
 * Microchloa annua (Kupicha & Cope) Cope - Zambia
 * Microchloa caffra Nees - central + southern Africa
 * Microchloa ensifolia Rendle - Angola
 * Microchloa indica (L.f.) P.Beauv. - tropical Africa, southern China, Indian subcontinent, Indochina, Java, Philippines, Northern Territory of Australia
 * Microchloa kunthii Desv. - Africa, southern Asia (Yemen to Vietnam), southwestern USA (Arizona, Texas), Mexico, Central America, South America (Argentina, Chile, Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia)

see Brachyachne • Microchloa ciliaris - Brachyachne ciliaris
 * formerly included

• Microchloa convergens - Brachyachne convergens

• Microchloa fibrosa - Brachyachne fulva

• Microchloa fulva - Brachyachne fulva

• Microchloa obtusiflora - Brachyachne obtusiflora

• Microchloa patentiflora - Brachyachne patentiflora

• Microchloa tenella - Brachyachne tenella