Triraphis

Triraphis
Triraphis mollis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Embryophytes
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Spermatophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Clade:	Commelinids
Order:	Poales
Family:	Poaceae
Subfamily:	Chloridoideae
Tribe:	Triraphideae
Genus:	Triraphis R.Br.
Type species
Triraphis pungens R.Br.

Triraphis is a genus of African, Arabian, Australian, and Brazilian plants in the grass family. Needlegrass is a common name for plants in this genus.

Species

• Triraphis andropogonoides (Steud.) E.Phillips, - South Africa, Botswana, Namibia, Lesotho
• Triraphis compacta Cope, - Ethiopia
• Triraphis devia Filg. & Zuloaga, - State of Goiás in Brazil
• Triraphis mollis R.Br., - Australia (Northern Territory plus all states except Tasmania); naturalized in Britain, Belgium, Texas
• Triraphis pumilio R.Br., - Angola, Namibia, Sahara, Arabian Pen
• Triraphis purpurea Hack., - Angola, Namibia, South Africa, Botswana
• Triraphis ramosissima Hack., - Angola, Namibia, South Africa
• Triraphis schinzii Hack., Tanzania, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Angola, Botswana, South Africa, Namibia

formerly included

see Cortaderia Crinipes Eriachne Nematopoa Pentameris Triodia

• Triraphis abyssinica - Crinipes abyssinicus
• Triraphis bromoides - Triodia bromoides
• Triraphis capensis - Pentameris capensis
• Triraphis danthonioides - Triodia danthonioides
• Triraphis diantha - Eriachne triseta
• Triraphis hieronymi - Cortaderia hieronymi
• Triraphis rigidissima - Triodia rigidissima