Slender annual. Stems scapose. Leaves eligulate; bracts leaf-like. Inflorescences congested. Spikes ovoid with many spikelet bracts. Spikelets 10-flowered with scales. Nutlet rounded with a short beak. Worldwide: Includes 4 species from DR Congo to Ethiopia in the north and Namibia and Madagascar in the south. Zambia: 2 taxa. |
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| Species | FZ divisions | Content |
| malawica (J. Raynal) Goetgh. & Vorster [DD] | ||
| peteri (Kük.) Goetgh. & Vorster |