| Species | FZ divisions | Provinces | Content |
| aethiops (Welw. ex Ridl.) C.B. Clarke | | Nw,N,W | |
| atribulbus (KüK.) Napper | | | |
| atrorubidus Nelmes[DD] | | | Description |
| capillifolius (A. Rich.) C.B. Clarke | N,W,C | Nw,N,Mc,C | Description, Image |
| chrysanthus (Boeckeler) C.B. Clarke | | C,Lk,S | Description |
| elegantulus (Steud.) C.B. Clarke | E | | Description, Image |
| flavescens (L.) Rchb.[Agg][LR-lc] | B,N,W,C,S | Nw,Mc,Lk,S,W | Description, Image |
| flavescens (L.) P. Beauv. ex Rchb. var. flavescens | | | Description |
| flavescens (L.) Rchb. subsp. tanäensis (Kük.) Lye | | | Description |
| intactus (Vahl) J.Raynal | N,C | Mc,C | Description, Image |
| lanceolatus (Poir.) C.B. Clarke[LR-lc] | N,W | Nw,Cb,N,Mc | Description, Image |
| laxespicatus (KüK.) Hoenselaar | | | |
| macranthus (Boeckeler) C.B.Clarke | | Nw,Cb,N,C,S | |
| macrostachyos (Lam.) J. Raynal | | Nw,S | |
| melas (Ridl.) C.B. Clarke | | Nw,N | |
| micromelas Lye[DD] | | | |
| mundtii Nees var. uniceps (C.B. Clarke) Napper | | | Description |
| mundtii Nees[Agg] | B,N,W,C,E,S | Nw,N,E,Lk,S,W | Description, Image |
| mundtii Nees var. mundtii | | | Description |
| muricatus (Kük.) Napper | | Lk | |
| nigricans (Steud.) C.B. Clarke | | W | |
| nitidus (Lam.) J. Raynal | | Lp,N,W | |
| pelophilus (Ridl.) C.B.Clarke | | N,Lk,S,W | Image |
| poikilostachys Nelmes[DD] | | | |
| polystachyos (Rottb.) P. Beauv. var. laxiflorus (Benth.) C.B.Clarke | B,C,E,S | E,Lk,S,W | Description, Image |
| polystachyos (Rottb.) P.Beauv. var. polystachyos | S | S | Description |
| pumilus (L.) Nees | | C,S | |
| sanguinolentus (Vahl) Nees | S | S | Description, Image |
| unioloides (R. Br.) Urb. | | Nw,Lp,N,Lk,S | Image |
| waillyi Cherm. | | | |
| zonatissimus Cherm. | | Lk | |