Triraphis is a genus of African, Arabian, Australian, and Brazilian plants in the grass family.Brown, Robert. 1810. Prodromus Florae Novae Hollandiae 185 Needlegrass is a common name for plants in this genus.
SpeciesKew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families Triraphis andropogonoides (Steud.) E.Phillips, - South Africa, Botswana, Namibia, Lesotho Triraphis compacta Cope, - Ethiopia Triraphis devia Filg. & Zuloaga, - State of Goiás in Brazil Triraphis mollis R.Br., - Australia (Northern Territory plus all states except Tasmania); naturalized in Britain, Belgium, Texas Triraphis pumilio R.Br., - Angola, Namibia, Sahara, Arabian Pen Triraphis purpurea Hack., - Angola, Namibia, South Africa, Botswana Triraphis ramosissima Hack., - Angola, Namibia, South Africa Triraphis schinzii Hack., Tanzania, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Angola, Botswana, South Africa, Namibia
formerly included see Cortaderia Crinipes Eriachne Nematopoa Pentameris Triodia
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