Scrotochloa is a genus of Asian, Australian, and Papuasian plants in the grass family.Judziewicz, Emmet Joseph. 1984. Phytologia 56(4): 299-304 in English with Latin generic description; photo of specimen of Scrotochloa urceolata on page 304Grassbase - The World Online Grass FloraAtlas of Living Australia, Scrotochloa Judz.Soderstrom, T. R., R. P. Ellis & E. J. Judziewicz. 1987. The Phareae and Streptogyneae (Poaceae) of Sri Lanka: a morphological-anatomical study. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 65: 1–27.
The genus is closely related to Leptaspis and included inside that group by some authors.The Plant List search for Scrotochloa
SpeciesKew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families Scrotochloa tararaensis (Jansen) Judz. - New Guinea, Queensland Scrotochloa urceolata (Roxb.) Judz. - New Guinea, Queensland, Solomon Islands, Bismarck Archipelago, Philippines, Malaysia, Java, Borneo, Lesser Sunda Islands, Vietnam, Thailand, Myanmar, India, Sri Lanka
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