Steinchisma is a genus of plants in the grass family, native to the Americas but a few of them naturalized in Africa. Species 1. \n* Steinchisma cupreum (Hitchc. & Chase) W.V.Br. - Durango, Jalisco, Zacatecas, México State, Puebla, Veracruz, Querétaro 2. \n* Steinchisma decipiens (Nees ex Trin.) W.V.Br. - Colombia, Venezuela, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay, Argentina 3. \n* Steinchisma exiguiflorum (Griseb.) W.V.Br. - Bahamas, Greater Antilles 4. \n* Steinchisma hians (Elliott) Nash - southeastern + south-central United States (New Mexico to Virginia); Latin America (Tamaulipas to Uruguay); naturalized in KwaZulu-Natal 5. \n* Steinchisma laxum (Sw.) Zuloaga - from Florida + Durango to Argentina incl. Galápagos; naturalized in tropical West Africa, Assam, Ascension Island 6. \n* Steinchis