Dactyloctenium

Dactyloctenium is a genus of Asian, African, and Australian plants in the grass family. There are about 13 species in the genus in the world, in which 3 are known to occur in India. A common name for the plants is crowfoot grasses.SpeciesDactyloctenium aristatum - East Africa, Arabian Peninsula; Indian subcontinent Dactyloctenium aegyptium – Egyptian grass - much of Africa; Asia from Turkey to Taiwan to Indonesia; various islands of Pacific + Indian Oceans; naturalized in Australia, the Americas, southern Europe; more Pacific Islands Dactyloctenium australe – Durban grass - eastern + southern Africa; Madagascar Dactyloctenium buchananensis - Queensland Dactyloctenium capitatum - Madagascar Dactyloctenium ctenioides - Kenya, Tanzania, Mozambique, Aldabra, Mauritius, Madagascar, Seychelles, Chagos Islands, and Florida, USA (introduced). Dactyloctenium germinatum – Sudan crowfoot grass - eastern + southern Africa; Madagascar; naturalized in Maryland, southern Mexico Dactyloctenium giganteum - eastern + southern Africa; Madagascar; naturalized in Queensland Dactyloctenium hackelii - Socotra Dactyloctenium pilosum - Kenya, Aldabra, Seychelles, Madagascar Dactyloctenium radulans – buttongrass - Australia Dactyloctenium robecchii - Djibouti, Somalia, Socotra, Yemen, Oman Dactyloctenium scindicum - East Africa, Arabian Peninsula, Indian subcontinent; naturalized in Mexicoformerly included