Hemarthria is a genus of herbaceous plants in the grass family. They occur in the tropical and subtropical Old World, especially in China and Southeast Asia, with some species in Africa, Australia, and Southern Europe. They may be known generally as jointgrasses.
Species
- Hemarthria altissima <small>(Poir.) Stapf & C.E.Hubb.</small> - limpograss, African jointgrass, Batavian quick grass, halt grass - China, India, Indochina, Borneo, Madagascar, Mauritius, Middle East, Caucasus, Africa, Canary Islands, Spain, Italy, Greece; naturalized in parts of North + South America
- Hemarthria compressa <small>(L.f.) R.Br.</small> - whip grass - China, Japan, Indian Subcontinent, Indochina, Borneo, Afghanistan, Iraq, Comoros
- Hemarthria debilis <small>Bor</small> - Thailand
- Hemarthria depressa <small>Heuvel</small>- Laos, Vietnam, Thailand, Malaysia
- Hemarthria hamiltoniana <small>Steud.</small> - India, Bangladesh
- Hemarthria longiflora <small>(Hook.f.) A.Camus</small> - China, Indian Subcontinent, Indochina, Borneo
- Hemarthria natans <small>Stapf</small> - eastern + south-central Africa
- Hemarthria pratensis <small>(Balansa) Clayton</small> - Thailand, Vietnam, New Guinea
- Hemarthria protensa <small>Steud.</small> - Guangdong, eastern Himalayas, southeast Asia, New Guinea
- Hemarthria sibirica <small>(Gand.) Ohwi</small> - China, Japan, Korea, Pakistan, Russia (Amur Oblast, Primorye, Khabarovsk)
- Hemarthria stolonifera <small>Bor</small> - Thailand
- Hemarthria uncinata <small>R.Br.</small> - matgrass - Western Australia
formerly included
see Coelorachis Mnesithea
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