Hyperthelia is a genus of African plants in the grass family. Species 1. \n* Hyperthelia colobantha Clayton - Central African Rep 2. \n* Hyperthelia cornucopiae (Hack.) Clayton - Central African Rep, Chad, South Sudan 3. \n* Hyperthelia dissoluta (Nees ex Steud.) Clayton - most of sub-Saharan Africa incl Madagascar; naturalized in Latin America 4. \n* Hyperthelia edulis (C.E.Hubb.) Clayton - South Sudan 5. \n* Hyperthelia kottoensis Desc. & Mazade - Central African Rep 6. \n* Hyperthelia polychaeta Clayton - Central African Rep