Oropetium is a genus of Asian and African plants in the grass family.SpeciesOropetium aristatum (Stapf) Pilg. - tropical West Africa Oropetium capense Stapf - Arabian Peninsula, desert and near-desert regions of Africa Oropetium minimum (Hochst.) Pilg. - Arabian Peninsula, eastern + northeastern Africa Oropetium roxburghianum (Schult.) S.M.Phillips - India Oropetium thomaeum (L.f.) Trin. - eastern + northeastern Africa, Indian subcontinent, Myanmar, Vietnam Oropetium villosulum Stapf ex Bor - IndiaFormerly included