''Tripogon'' is a

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of tropical and subtropical plants in the

grass family Poaceae ( ), also called Gramineae ( ), is a large and nearly ubiquitous family of monocotyledonous flowering plants commonly known as grasses. It includes the cereal grasses, bamboos, the grasses of natural grassland and species cultivated in ...

. They are widespread across

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, and the

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.Grassbase - The World Online Grass Flora
/ref> Fiveminute grass is a common name for plants in this genus.

Species

Species include:The Plant List search for ''Tripogon''
/ref> Formerly included: see '' Indopoa Oropetium'' * ''Tripogon pauperculus -

Indopoa paupercula ''Indopoa'' is a genus of Indian plants in the Poaceae, grass family. The only known species is ''Indopoa paupercula'', native to Maharashtra and Karnataka in India.Oropetium roxburghianum ''Oropetium'' is a genus of Asian and African plants in the Poaceae, grass family. ; Species * ''Oropetium aristatum'' (Stapf) Pilg. - tropical West Africa * ''Oropetium capense'' Stapf - Arabian Peninsula, desert and near-desert regions of Afr ...

References

Chloridoideae Poaceae genera {{Chloridoideae-stub