Elymandra is a genus of African and South American plants in the grass family. All the known species are native to Africa; one is found also in Brazil. Species 1. \n* Elymandra androphila (Stapf) Stapf - from Senegal to Angola 2. \n* Elymandra archaelymandra (Jacq.-Fél.) Clayton - Guinea, Senegal, Benin, Sierra Leone 3. \n* Elymandra gossweileri (Stapf) Clayton - from Senegal to Angola 4. \n* Elymandra grallata (Stapf) Clayton from Gambia to KwaZulu-Natal 5. \n* Elymandra lithophila (Trin.) Clayton - Brazil (State of Minas Gerais), Zaïre to Zimbabwe 6. \n* Elymandra subulata Jacq.-Fél. - Guinea, Ivory Coast, Sierra Leone