Tricholaena is a genus of Asian, African, and Italian plants in the grass family. Species 1. \n* Tricholaena capensis (Licht. ex Roem. & Schult.) Nees - Free State, Namibia, Cape Province 2. \n* Tricholaena monachne (Trin.) Stapf & C.E.Hubb. - drier parts of Africa from Kenya to Cape Province; also Ghana, Togo, Madagascar, Réunion, Pakistan 3. \n* Tricholaena teneriffae (L.f.) Link - drier parts of Africa from Morocco to Egypt to Tanzania; Canary Islands; Cape Verde, Arabian Peninsula, Middle East, India, Pakistan, Calabria, Sicily 4. \n* Tricholaena vestita (Balf.f.) Stapf & C.E.Hubb. - Socotraformerly included