Leptocarydion

Leptocarydion
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Clade:	Commelinids
Order:	Poales
Family:	Poaceae
Subfamily:	Chloridoideae
Tribe:	Cynodonteae
Subtribe:	Hubbardochloinae
Genus:	Leptocarydion; Hochst. ex Stapf
Species:	L. vulpiastrum
Binomial name
	Leptocarydion vulpiastrum; (De Not.) Stapf
Synonyms
	Leptocarydium Hochst. ex Stapf alternate spelling; Diplachne alopecuroides (Hochst. ex Steud.) Eyles; Diplachne vulpiastrum (De Not.) Schweinf.; Leptocarydion alopecuroides (Hochst. ex Steud.) Stapf; Leptochloa plumosa Andersson; Rabdochloa vulpiastrum De Not.; Sieglingia plumosa (Andersson) Kuntze; Triodia plumosa (Andersson) Benth.; Triodia vulpiastrum (De Not.) K.Schum.; Uralepis alopecuroides Hochst. ex Steud.;

Leptocarydion is a genus of African and Arabic plants in the grass family.^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]

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The only known species is Leptocarydion vulpiastrum, native to Africa from Eritrea to KwaZulu-Natal, plus Yemen and Madagascar.^[1]

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