Digitaria is a genus of plants in the grass family native to tropical and warm temperate regions but can occur in tropical, subtropical, and cooler temperate regions as well. Common names include crabgrass, finger-grass, and fonio. They are slender monocotyledonous annual and perennial lawn, pasture, and forage plants; some are often considered lawn pests. Digitus is the Latin word for "finger", and they are distinguished by the long, finger-like inflorescences they produce.
Andropterum is a genus of African plants in the grass family. There is only one known species, Andropterum stolzii, native to Zimbabwe, Zambia, Mozambique, Tanzania, Malawi and Burundi.
Brachyachne is a genus of African, Australian, and Southeast Asian plants in the grass family.
Bromuniola is a genus of Central African plants in the grass family. The only known species is Bromuniola gossweileri, native to Zaïre, Tanzania, Angola, and Zambia.
Capillipedium is a genus of plants in the grass family. They are native to Africa, Asia, Australia, and certain islands in the Western Pacific.
Lintonia is a genus of African plants in the grass family.
Lophacme is a genus of African plants in the grass family.
Sehima is a genus of mostly Asian and African plants in the grass family.
Tarigidia is a genus of South African and Puerto Rican plants in the grass family.
Tristachya is a genus of African and Latin American plants in tribe Tristachyideae within the grass family.
Dignathia is a genus of African and Asian plants in the grass family.
Oropetium is a genus of Asian and African plants in the grass family.
Paspalidium(watercrown grass) is a genus of tropical and subtropical plants in the grass family.
Entolasia is a genus of African, Australian, and Papuasian plants in the grass family.
Elymandra is a genus of African and South American plants in the grass family. Most known species are native to Africa; one is found in Brazil.
Holcolemma is a genus of African, Asian, and Australian plants in the grass family.
Homozeugos is a genus of African plants in the grass family.
Monocymbium is a genus of African plants in the grass family.
Rhytachne is a genus of plants in the grass family. They grow principally in wet savannahs in Africa and the Americas. More specifically, they tend to prefer transitional zones between marshes and drier upland savannahs. In the Americas the genus can be found from southern Mexico and Cuba south to northern Argentina, while in Africa it is present below the Sahara, including in Madagascar. Twelve species are included, of which nine are African, two are American, and one, Rhytachne subgibbosa, is found on both continents. The genus is closely related to Coelorachis.
Oncinotis is a genus of plant in the family Apocynaceae, first described as a genus in 1849. It is native to Africa, including Madagascar. As of August 2013 the World Checklist of Selected Plant Families recognises 7 species:
- Oncinotis glabrata(Baill.) Stapf ex Hiern - tropical Africa from Liberia to Tanzania, south to Angola
- Oncinotis gracilisStapf - tropical Africa from Liberia to Central African Republic, south to Angola
- Oncinotis hirtaOliv. - C Africa from Cameroon to Angola
- Oncinotis nitidaBenth. - W Africa from Liberia to Republic of Congo
- Oncinotis pontyiDubard - tropical Africa from Guinea to Uganda
- Oncinotis tenuilobaStapf - C + S Africa from Nigeria east to Sudan + Ethiopia, south to Cape Province
- Oncinotis tomentellaRadlk. - Madagascar
- Oncinotis axillarisK.Schum. = Baissea multifloraA.DC.
- Oncinotis campanulataK.Schum = Baissea campanulata(K.Schum.) de Kruif
- Oncinotis melanocephalaK.Schum. = Baissea myrtifolia(Benth.) Pichon
- Oncinotis subsessilisK.Schum. = Baissea campanulata(K.Schum.) de Kruif
- Oncinotis zygodioidesK.Schum. = Baissea zygodioides(K.Schum.) Stapf
