Genus of grasses From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Leptochloa is a widespread genus of Asian, Australian, and American plants in the grass family.[4][5][6]
| Sprangletops | |
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| Leptochloa digitata | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Poaceae |
| Subfamily: | Chloridoideae |
| Tribe: | Cynodonteae |
| Subtribe: | Eleusininae |
| Genus: | Leptochloa P.Beauv.[1] |
| Type species | |
| Leptochloa virgata | |
| Synonyms[4] | |
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Members of the genus are commonly known as sprangletops.[1][7]
The generic name is derived from the Greek words leptos, meaning "thin," and chloa, meaning "grass," referring to the inflorescences.[8][9]
As of October 2024[update], Plants of the World Online accepted 14 species:[4]
Species formerly placed in Leptochloa include:[10]
(See Arundinella Acrachne Bouteloua Chloris Coelachyrum Cynodon Desmostachya Dinebra Diplachne Disakisperma Eleusine Enteropogon Eragrostis Gouinia Gymnopogon Leptocarydion Myriostachya Pogonarthria Rostraria Trichoneura Trigonochloa Tripogon.)
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