Sehima is a genus of mostly Asian and African plants in the grass family. The generic name is derived from the Arabic سحيم sæḥīm ('black'), local name of the type species in its native Yemen. Species * Stent - Angola, Mozambique, KwaZulu-Natal, Swaziland, Mpumalanga, Limpopo * Forssk. - drier parts of Asia and Africa from Cape Verde to Limpopo to India * (Rottler) Stapf - eastern Africa from Eritrea to Mozambique; southern Asia from Yemen to southern China to Java; New Guinea to northern Australia * (Hack.) A.Camus - Uttar Pradesh * (Hack.) A.Camus - Myanmar, Tamil Nadu, Madhya Pradeshformerly included