Sehima is a genus of Asian and African plants in the grass family. The generic name is derived from the Arabic "saehim," local name of the type species in its native Yemen. Species 1. \n* Sehima galpinii Stent - Angola, Mozambique, KwaZulu-Natal, Swaziland, Mpumalanga, Limpopo 2. \n* Sehima ischaemoides Forssk. - drier parts of Asia and Africa from Cape Verde to Limpopo to India 3. \n* Sehima nervosum (Rottler) Stapf - eastern Africa from Eritrea to Mozambique; southern Asia from Yemen to southern China to Java; New Guinea 4. \n* Sehima notatum (Hack.) A.Camus - Uttar Pradesh 5. \n* Sehima sulcatum (Hack.) A.Camus - Myanmar, Tamil Nadu, Madhya Pradeshformerly included