Classification
Plantae [regnum]Spermatophyta [phylum]
Angiospermatophytae [classis]
Poales [ordo]
Poaceae [familia]
Panicoideae [subfamilia]
Andropogoneae [tribus]
Heteropogon Pers. [genus]
Heteropogon Pers. contains the following taxa:
Heteropogon contortus (Linn.) P. Beauv. [species]
Heteropogon melanocarpus (Ell.) Benth. [species]