Trachypogon is a small genus of African and Latin American plants in the grass family. Crinkleawn grass is a common name for plants in this genus.SpeciesTrachypogon chevalieri (Stapf) Jacq.-Fél. – western and central Africa Trachypogon macroglossus Trin. – Cuba, Puerto Rico, Brazil Trachypogon spicatus (L.f.) Kuntze – Africa, Madagascar, South America, Central America, Mexico, West Indies, United States Trachypogon vestitus Andersson – Central and South America from Honduras to Brazilformerly included