Tetrapogon

Tetrapogon is a genus of grasses.^[2][3][4]

Tetrapogon
Tetrapogon villosus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Clade:	Commelinids
Order:	Poales
Family:	Poaceae
Subfamily:	Chloridoideae
Tribe:	Cynodonteae
Subtribe:	Eleusininae
Genus:	Tetrapogon Desf.
Type species
Tetrapogon villosus Desf.
Synonyms[1]
Codonachne Steud. Cryptochloris Benth. Lepidopironia A. Rich.

The name Tetrapogon derives from the Greek roots tetra- and pogon, meaning "four" and "beard", respectively, in reference to the tufts of hairs on the plant.^[4] The species in this genus are distributed across Africa and through the Middle East as far east as India.^[4][5]

Species^[1][6][7]

• Tetrapogon bidentatus Pilg. - Tanzania, Kenya
• Tetrapogon cenchriformis (A.Rich.) Pilg. - Africa + Arabia from Cape Verde to Saudi Arabia to Tanzania
• Tetrapogon ferrugineus (Renvoize) S.M.Phillips - Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia
• Tetrapogon tenellus Chiov. - India
• Tetrapogon tetrastachys Hack. ex Hook.f. - Indian Subcontinent; Arabian Peninsula; Africa from Djibouti to Mpumalanga
• Tetrapogon villosus Desf. - - Africa + southwest Asia from Canary Islands to Turkmenistan to Uganda

formerly included^[1]

see Chloris

• Tetrapogon flabellatus - Chloris flabellata
• Tetrapogon mossambicensis - Chloris mossambicensis
• Tetrapogon tetrastachys - Chloris montana