Perotis is a genus of Asian, African, and Australian plants in the family Poaceae.
Species
- Perotis acanthoneuron <small>Cope</small> - Somalia
- Perotis arenacea <small>(Judz.) P.M.Peterson</small> - Madagascar
- Perotis clarksonii <small>Veldkamp</small> - Queensland
- Perotis flavinodula <small>Mez</small> - Tanzania
- Perotis hildebrandtii <small>Mez</small> - West Africa (Sierra Leone to Nigeria), East Africa (Ethiopia to Tanzania), Madagascar, Seychelles
- Perotis hordeiformis <small>Nees ex Hook. & Arn.</small> - China, Southeast Asia, Indian subcontinent, New Guinea
- Perotis humbertii <small>A.Camus - </small> Madagascar
- Perotis indica <small>(L.) Kuntze</small> - China, Southeast Asia, Indian subcontinent, New Guinea, Tropical Africa, Madagascar, Réunion
- Perotis leptopus <small>Pilg.</small> - from Tanzania to Namibia
- Perotis ornithocephala <small>(Hook.) P.M.Peterson</small> - India, Sri Lanka
- Perotis patens <small>Gand.</small> - Sub-Saharan Africa, Madagascar
- Perotis pilosa <small>Cope</small> - Kenya
- Perotis rara <small>R.Br.</small> - China, Southeast Asia, New Guinea, Australia
- Perotis scabra <small>Willd. ex Trin.</small> - Senegal, Gambia, Sierra Leone, Burkina Faso
- Perotis somalensis <small>Chiov.</small> - Somalia
- Perotis vaginata <small>Hack.</small> - from Burundi to Namibia
formerly included
see Chaetium Mosdenia Pennisetum Pogonatherum
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