| Oropetium | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Poaceae |
| Subfamily: | Chloridoideae |
| Tribe: | Cynodonteae |
| Subtribe: | Tripogoninae |
| Genus: | Oropetium Trin. |
| Synonyms [1] | |
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Oropetium is a genus of Asian and African plants in the grass family. [2] [3] [4]
- Species [1] [5]
- Oropetium aristatum (Stapf) Pilg. - tropical West Africa
- Oropetium capense Stapf - Arabian Peninsula, desert and near-desert regions of Africa
- Oropetium minimum (Hochst.) Pilg. - Arabian Peninsula, eastern + northeastern Africa
- Oropetium roxburghianum (Schult.) S.M.Phillips - India
- Oropetium thomaeum (L.f.) Trin. - eastern + northeastern Africa, Indian subcontinent, Myanmar, Vietnam
- Oropetium villosulum Stapf ex Bor - India
- Formerly included [1]
see Tripogon
- Oropetium africanum - Tripogon africanus
