Kingdom Plantae Family Poaceae Tribe Leptureae Higher classification Grasses | Order Poales Subfamily Chloridoideae Scientific name Lepturus Rank Genus | |
Lower classifications Lepturus pulchellus, Lepturus calcareus | ||
Lepturus (common name thintail) is a genus of plants in the grass family, native to Asia, Africa, Australia, and various islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans.
- Lepturus anadabolavensis A.Camus - Madagascar
- Lepturus androyensis A.Camus - Madagascar
- Lepturus boinensis A.Camus - Madagascar
- Lepturus calcareus Cope - Socotra
- Lepturus copeanus B.K.Simon - Australia
- Lepturus geminatus C.E.Hubb. - Australia
- Lepturus humbertianus A.Camus - Madagascar
- Lepturus minutus B.K.Simon - Queensland
- Lepturus nesiotes Cope - Socotra
- Lepturus perrieri A.Camus - Madagascar
- Lepturus pulchellus (Balf.f.) Clayton - Socotra
- Lepturus radicans (Steud.) A.Camus - Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Madagascar, Comoros, Mauritius, Seychelles, India
- Lepturus repens (J.R.Forst.) R.Br. - Somalia, Kenya, Tanzania, Mozambique, KwaZulu-Natal, Madagascar, Chagos Is, Mauritius, Rodrigues I, Aldabra, Lakshadweep, Sri Lanka, Andaman Is, Paracel Is, Thailand, Vietnam, Taiwan, Japan, Cocos Is, Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines, Christmas I, New Guinea, Solomon Is, Australia, many of the Pacific Islands
- Lepturus tenuis Balf.f. - Socotra
- Lepturus xerophilus Domin - Australia
numerous species now considered better suited in other genera: Hemarthria Henrardia Hainardia Oropetium Parapholis Scribneria
References
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