Anthelepis is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Cyperaceae, and was first described in 2019 by the Australian botanists, Russell Barrett, Karen Wilson and Jeremy Bruhl.

[1][2] Its native range is from Sri Lanka to Hainan, China, and includes Australia, and New Caledonia,[1] and its species are generally found in tropical wetlands.

[3] The genus name derives from the Greek words: anthele (the plume of a reed), and lepis (a scale), and refers to the scale-like bristles at the nutlet's base.

[3] Accepted species are:[1]