Microchloa, smallgrass, is a genus of tropical and subtropical plants in the grass family, native to Africa, southern Asia, northern Australia, and the warmer parts of the Western Hemisphere. Species 1. \n* Microchloa altera (Rendle) Stapf - central + southern Africa 2. \n* Microchloa annua (Kupicha & Cope) Cope - Zambia 3. \n* Microchloa caffra Nees - central + southern Africa 4. \n* Microchloa ensifolia Rendle - Angola 5. \n* Microchloa indica (L.f.) P.Beauv. - tropical Africa, southern China, Indian subcontinent, Indochina, Java, Philippines, Northern Territory of Australia 6. \n* Microchloa kunthii Desv. - Africa, southern Asia (Yemen to Vietnam), southwestern USA (Arizona, Texas), Mexico, Central America, South America (Argentina, Chile, Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia)formerly