Anthephora is a genus of plants in the grass family, native to southwest Asia, Africa, the Americas, and various islands. Species 1. \n* Anthephora ampullacea - Guinea, Nigeria, Zaïre, Angola 2. \n* Anthephora argentea - Namibia, Botswana, Cape Province 3. \n* Anthephora cristata - Africa from Guinea to Angola 4. \n* Anthephora elongata - Zaïre, Tanzania, Angola, Malawi, Zambia 5. \n* Anthephora hermaphrodita - Mexico, Central America, northern South America, West Indies, Galápagos; naturalized in Florida, Hawaii 6. \n* Anthephora laevis - Eritrea, Sudan, Israel, Palestine, Jordan 7. \n* Anthephora nigritana - Niger, Nigeria, Chad, Congo Rep, Eritrea, Somalia, Sudan, South Sudan, Kenya, Yemen, Saudi Arabia 8. \n* Anthephora pubescens - dry Africa from Algeria to Somalia to Cape Pro