- Source: Sehima
Sehima is a genus of mostly Asian and African plants in the grass family.
The generic name is derived from the Arabic سحيم sæḥīm ('black'), local name of the type species in its native Yemen.
Species
Sehima galpinii Stent - Angola, Mozambique, KwaZulu-Natal, Eswatini, Mpumalanga, Limpopo
Sehima ischaemoides Forssk. - drier parts of Asia and Africa from Cape Verde to Limpopo to India
Sehima nervosum (Rottler) Stapf - eastern Africa from Eritrea to Mozambique; southern Asia from Yemen to southern China to Java; New Guinea to northern Australia
Sehima notatum (Hack.) A.Camus - Uttar Pradesh
Sehima sulcatum (Hack.) A.Camus - Myanmar, Tamil Nadu, Madhya Pradesh
formerly included
see Andropogon Andropterum Eremochloa Ischaemum Pogonachne Thelepogon Triplopogon
References
External links
Grassbase, the World Online Grass Flora: Sehima