Melanocenchris is a genus of Asian and African plants in the grass family.Nees von Esenbeck, Christian Gottfried Daniel 1841. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of London 1: 94-95 in LatinGrassbase - The World Online Grass Flora

SpeciesKew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families Melanocenchris abyssinica (R.Br. ex Fresen.) Hochst. - Chad, Sudan, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Somalia, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Persian Gulf Sheikdoms, Iran, Pakistan, India Melanocenchris jacquemontii Jaub. & Spach - India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Iraq, Socotra Melanocenchris monoica (Rottler) C.E.C.Fisch. - India, Sri Lanka

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