Chasmopodium is a genus of African plants in the grass family. Species 1. \n* Chasmopodium afzelii (Hack.) Stapf - Sierra Leone, Togo 2. \n* Chasmopodium caudatum (Hack.) Stapf - Benin, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Togo, Central African Republic, Congo Republic, Zaïre, Chad, Sudan, Angolaformerly included see Rottboellia \n* Chasmopodium purpurascens - synonym of Rottboellia purpurascens