Anthephora is a genus of plants in the grass family, native to southwest Asia, Africa, the Americas, and various islands.

1. Species

2. Anthephora ampullacea - Guinea, Nigeria, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Angola

3. Anthephora argentea - Namibia, Botswana, Cape Province

4. Anthephora cristata - from Guinea to Angola

5. Anthephora elongata - Democratic Republic of the Congo, Tanzania, Angola, Malawi, Zambia

6. Anthephora hermaphrodita - Mexico, Central America, northern South America, West Indies, Galápagos; naturalized in Florida, Hawaii

7. Anthephora laevis - Eritrea, Sudan, Israel, Palestine, Jordan

8. Anthephora nigritana - Niger, Nigeria, Chad, Republic of the Congo, Eritrea, Somalia, Sudan, South Sudan, Kenya, Yemen, Saudi Arabia

9. Anthephora pubescens - dry Africa from Algeria to Somalia to Cape Province; Iran

10. Anthephora pungens - Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia

11. Anthephora schinzii - Angola, Botswana, Cape Province, Namibia

12. Anthephora truncata - Democratic Republic of the Congo, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe

13. formerly included

see Bouteloua Hilaria Tarigidia

• Anthephora aequiglumis - Tarigidia aequiglumis

• Anthephora axilliflora - Bouteloua dactyloides

• Anthephora belangeri - Hilaria belangeri

• Anthephora punctulata - Hilaria cenchroides

See also

• List of Poaceae genera

References

External links

• Grassbase - The World Online Grass Flora