''Lepturus'' (common name thintail) is a
genus
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of plants in the
grass family
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, native to
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,
Africa
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,
Australia
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, and various islands in the
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and
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.
; Species
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* '' Lepturus anadabolavensis'' A.Camus - Madagascar
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* '' Lepturus androyensis'' A.Camus - Madagascar
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* '' Lepturus boinensis'' A.Camus - Madagascar
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* '' Lepturus calcareus'' Cope - Socotra
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* '' Lepturus copeanus'' B.K.Simon - Australia
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* ''Lepturus geminatus
''Lepturus'' (common name thintail) is a genus of plants in the Poaceae, grass family, native to Asia, Africa, Australia, and various islands in the Indian Ocean, Indian and Pacific Islands, Pacific Oceans.
; Species
* ''Lepturus anadabolavensis ...
'' C.E.Hubb. - Australia
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* '' Lepturus humbertianus'' A.Camus - Madagascar
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* '' Lepturus minutus'' B.K.Simon - Queensland
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* '' Lepturus nesiotes'' Cope - Socotra
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* '' Lepturus perrieri'' A.Camus - Madagascar
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* '' Lepturus pulchellus'' (Balf.f.) Clayton - Socotra
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* '' Lepturus radicans'' (Steud.) A.Camus - Kenya
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, Tanzania
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, Malawi
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, Mozambique
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, Zimbabwe
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, Madagascar
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, Comoros
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, Mauritius
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, Seychelles
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, India
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* ''Lepturus repens
''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.
; Species
* '' Lepturus anadabolavensis'' A.Camus - Madagascar
* '' Lepturus ...
'' (J.R.Forst.) R.Br. - Somalia
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, Kenya
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, Tanzania
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, Mozambique
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, KwaZulu-Natal
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, Madagascar
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, Chagos Is, Mauritius
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, Rodrigues I, Aldabra
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, Lakshadweep
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, Sri Lanka
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, Andaman Is, Paracel Is, Thailand
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, Vietnam
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, Taiwan
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, Japan
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, Cocos Is, Malaysia
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, Indonesia
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, Philippines
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, Christmas I, New Guinea
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, Solomon Is, Australia
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(including on Bramble Cay
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in the Torres Strait
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), many of the Pacific Islands
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* '' Lepturus tenuis'' Balf.f. - Socotra
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* '' Lepturus xerophilus'' Domin - Australia
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; Formerly included[
Numerous species now considered better suited in other genera: '']Deschampsia
''Deschampsia'' is a genus of plants in the grass family Poaceae, commonly known as hair grass or tussock grass. The genus is widespread across many countries.[Hemarthria
''Hemarthria'' is a genus of herbaceous plants in the grass family. They occur in the tropical and subtropical Old World, especially in China and Southeast Asia, with some species in Africa, Australia, and Southern Europe.] '', ''Henrardia
''Henrardia'' is a genus of Asian plants in the Poaceae, grass family.
; Species
* ''Henrardia persica'' (Boiss.) C.E.Hubb. - Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Afghanistan, Iran, Turkey, Pakistan, Syria, Lebanon
* ''H ...
'', ''Hainardia
''Hainardia'' is a genus of coastal plants in the grass family, native to the Mediterranean Basin.
The only known species is ''Hainardia cylindrica'', known by several common names, including barbgrass, one-glumed hard-grass, and thintail. It ...
'', ''Oropetium
''Oropetium'' is a genus of Asian and African plants in the grass family.
; Species
* '' Oropetium aristatum'' (Stapf) Pilg. - tropical West Africa
* '' Oropetium capense'' Stapf - Arabian Peninsula, desert and near-desert regions of Africa
* ' ...
'', ''Parapholis
''Parapholis'' is a genus of Eurasian and North African flowering plants in the Poaceae, grass family.
Species
*''Parapholis filiformis'' (Roth) C.E.Hubb. - from Madeira to Turkey
*''Parapholis gracilis'' Bor - Caucasus, Iraq, Iran, Jordan, and ...
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References
Poaceae genera
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
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