Coelachyrum is a genus of Asian and African plants in the grass family. Species 1. \n* Coelachyrum brevifolium Hochst. & Nees - Algeria, Egypt, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Chad, Sudan, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Somalia, Oman, Yemen, Saudi Arabia, Persian Gulf sheikdoms 2. \n* Coelachyrum lagopoides (Burm.f.) Senaratna - India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka 3. \n* Coelachyrum longiglume Napper - Somalia, Kenya Tanzania 4. \n* Coelachyrum piercei (Benth.) Bor - Somalia, Oman, Yemen, Saudi Arabia, Persian Gulf sheikdoms, Pakistan 5. \n* Coelachyrum poiflorum Chiov. - Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Somalia, Oman, Yemen, Saudi Arabia,formerly included