What is "oropetium"

Oropetium is a genus of Asian and African plants in the grass family.

1. Oropetium aristatum (Stapf) Pilg. - tropical West Africa
2. Oropetium capense Stapf - Arabian Peninsula, desert and near-desert regions of Africa
3. Oropetium minimum (Hochst.) Pilg. - Arabian Peninsula, eastern + northeastern Africa
4. Oropetium roxburghianum (Schult.) S.M.Phillips - India
5. Oropetium thomaeum (L.f.) Trin. - eastern + northeastern Africa, Indian Subcontinent, Myanmar, Vietnam
6. Oropetium villosulum Stapf ex Bor - India

see Tripogon

• Oropetium africanum - Tripogon africanus