Trichopteryx (plant)

{{short description|Genus of plants}}

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|taxon = Trichopteryx (plant)

|authority = Nees

|type_species = Trichopteryx dregeana

|type_species_authority = Nees ex Lindl.

|synonyms_ref = [http://www.tropicos.org/Name/40017738 Tropicos, Trichopteryx Nees ]

|synonyms =

• Danthonia sect. Trichopteryx (Nees) Steud.

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Trichopteryx is a genus of African plants in the grass family.Nees von Esenbeck, Christian Gottfried Daniel. 1836. Natural System of Botany 449

; Species

• Trichopteryx dregeana Nees
• Trichopteryx elegantula (Hook.f.) Stapf
• Trichopteryx fruticulosa Chiov.
• Trichopteryx marungensis Chiov.
• Trichopteryx stolziana Henrard

; formerly included[http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=447074 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families]

numerous species now considered better suited to other genera: Danthoniopsis Loudetia Loudetiopsis Tristachya