Lepturus
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.[2][3][4][5][6]
- 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
- formerly included[1]
| Lepturus | |
|---|---|
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Poaceae |
| Subfamily: | Chloridoideae |
| Tribe: | Cynodonteae |
| Subtribe: | Eleusininae |
| Genus: | Lepturus R.Br. |
| Type species | |
| Lepturus repens | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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numerous species now considered better suited in other genera: Hemarthria Henrardia Hainardia Oropetium Parapholis Scribneria
References
- Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- Brown, Robert. 1810. Prodromus Florae Novae Hollandiae 207 in Latin
- Tropicos, Lepturus R. Br
- Flora of China Vol. 22 Page 488 细穗草属 xi sui cao shu Lepturus R. Brown, Prodr. 207. 1810.
- Ausgras2, Grasses of Australia
- C.Michael Hogan. 2011. Coral Sea. Encyclopedia of Earth. Eds. P.Saundry & C.J.Cleveland. National Council for Science and the Environment. Washington DC
- The Plant List search for Lepturus
- Atlas of Living Australia
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