Microchloa, or smallgrass, is a genus of tropical and subtropical plants in the grass family, native to Africa, southern Asia, northern Australia, and the warmer parts of the Western Hemisphere.Brown, Robert. 1810. Prodromus Florae Novae Hollandiae 208 in Latin
Species Microchloa afra Nees - central and southern Africa Microchloa altera (Rendle) Stapf - central + southern Africa Microchloa annua (Kupicha & Cope) Cope - Zambia Microchloa ensifolia Rendle - Angola Microchloa indica (L.f.) P.Beauv. - tropical Africa, southern China, Indian subcontinent, Indochina, Java, Philippines, Northern Territory of Australia Microchloa kunthii Desv. - Africa, southern Asia (Yemen to Vietnam), southwestern USA (Arizona, Texas), Mexico, Central America, South America (Argentina, Chile, Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia)
Formerly included
References
Grassbase - The World Online Grass Flora