Biology:Lepturus
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Short description: Genus of grasses
| Lepturus | |
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| L. repens | |
Scientific classification 
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| 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 (G.Forst.) R.Br.
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| 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: Hemarthria Henrardia Hainardia Oropetium Parapholis Scribneria
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 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
- ↑ Ellison, Joanna C. (September 1998). "Natural History Of Bramble Cay, Torres Strait". National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution. Archived from the original. Error: If you specify
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Wikidata ☰ Q3310021 entry
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