Hypolytrum is a genus of plant in family Cyperaceae. It contains approximately 60-70 species, native to tropical Africa, Asia, Australia, Latin America and various oceanic islands. Species include: \n* Hypolytrum amorimii \n* Hypolytrum bahiense \n* Hypolytrum heterophyllum \n* Hypolytrum jardimii \n* Hypolytrum leptocalamum \n* Hypolytrum nemorum \n* Hypolytrum paraense \n* Hypolytrum pseudomapanioides, D.A.Simpson & Lye in press \n* Hypolytrum subcompositus, Lye & D.A.Simpson