Parahyparrhenia

thumb|Parahyparrhenia bellariensis thumb|Parahyparrhenia khannae in its natural habitats thumb|Parahyparrhenia bellariensis (Hack.) Clayton in the crevices of Quartzite rocks. Parahyparrhenia is a genus of Afro-Asian plants in the grass family. Globally, the genus comprises seven species. Two species are known to occur in India, where they are narrow endemic. The species show disjunct distribution in Africa and Asia. Parahyparrhenia bellariensis (Hack.) Clayton an extremely rare grass which was presumed extinct was rediscovered after 184 years from Andhra Pradesh, South India. Mr. Shahid Nawaz