Lepturus R.Br.

Lepturus repens

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Poales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Cladus: Commelinids Ordo: Poales

Familia: Poaceae
Subfamilia: Chloridoideae
Tribus: Cynodonteae
Subtribus: Eleusininae
Genus: Lepturus
Species: L. anadabolavensis – L. androyensis – L. boinensis – L. calcareus – L. copeanus – L. geminatus – L. humbertianus – L. minutus – L. nesiotes – L. perrieri – L. pulchellus – L. radicans – L. repens – L. tenuis – L. xerophilus

Name

Lepturus R.Br., Prodr. Fl. Nov. Holl.: 207 (1810)

• Type species: Lepturus repens (G.Forst.) R.Br., Prodr. Fl. Nov. Holl.: 207 (1810)

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Monerma P.Beauv., Ess. Agrostogr.: 116 (1812), nom. superfl.
  • Leptocercus Raf., Amer. Monthly Mag. & Crit. Rev. 4: 190 (1819), nom. superfl.
  • Lepiurus Dumort., Observ. Gramin. Belg.: 90 (1824), nom. superfl.
• Heterotypic
  • Leptocereus Raf., J. Phys. Chim. Hist. Nat. Arts 89: 262 (1819), orth. var.
  • Ischnurus Balf.f., Proc. Roy. Soc. Edinburgh 12: 98 (1883).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Asia-Temperate Regional: Indian subcontinent References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Brown, R. 1810. Prodromus Florae Novae Hollandiae et Insulae Van Diemen. pp. i–viii + 145–590, Londini: R.Taylor. BHL Reference page. : 207.

Additional references

• Govaerts, R.H.A. 2011. World checklist of selected plant families published update. Facilitated by the Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2016. Lepturus in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2016 May 14. Reference page. 
• Simon, B.K., Clayton, W.D., Harman, K.T., Vorontsova, M., Brake, I., Healy, D. & Alfonso, Y. 2013. GrassWorld, Lepturus. Published online. Accessed: 2013 Nov. 10.
• Tropicos.org 2013. Lepturus. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 10 Nov. 2013.
• International Plant Names Index. 2013. Lepturus. Published online. Accessed: 10 Nov. 2013.

Vernacular names

مصرى: حيلة السنابل
العربية: نحيلة السنابل
English: Thintail
فارسی: گاردیوم
עברית: גלימה
中文: 细穗草属

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