Lepturus
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| Lepturus | |
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| File:Starr 080603-5593 Lepturus repens.jpg | |
| L. repens | |
| Scientific classification Edit this 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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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 (including on Bramble Cay in the Torres Strait[9]), many of the Pacific Islands
- Lepturus tenuis Balf.f. - Socotra
- Lepturus xerophilus Domin - Australia
- Formerly included[1]
Numerous species now considered better suited in other genera: Deschampsia, Hemarthria, Henrardia, Hainardia, Oropetium, Parapholis
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ a b c 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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