''Leptochloa'' is a widespread

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of Asian, Australian, and American plants in the

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. Members of the genus are commonly known as sprangletops. The generic name is derived from the

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words ''leptos'', meaning "thin," and ''chloa'', meaning "grass," referring to the

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s.Peterson, P. M., K. Romaschenko, N. W. Snow & G. Johnson. 2012. A molecular phylogeny and classification of ''Leptochloa'' (Poaceae: Chloridoideae: Chlorideae) sensu lato and related genera. Annals of Botany (Oxford), n.s. 109: 1317–1329

Species

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accepted 14 species: * '' Leptochloa anisopoda'' (B.L.Rob.) P.M.Peterson * ''

Leptochloa asthenes ''Leptochloa'' is a widespread genus of Asian, Australian, and American plants in the grass family. Members of the genus are commonly known as sprangletops. The generic name is derived from the Greek words ''leptos'', meaning "thin," and ''chloa ...

'' (Roem. & Schult.) C.E.Hubb. – Australia * '' Leptochloa barbata'' (Desv.) Nicora – Paraguay, Argentina * '' Leptochloa chloridiformis'' (Hack.) Parodi * '' Leptochloa crinita'' (Lag.) P.M.Peterson & N.Snow * ''

Leptochloa digitata ''Leptochloa'' is a widespread genus of Asian, Australian, and American plants in the Poaceae, grass family. Members of the genus are commonly known as sprangletops. The generic name is derived from the Greek language, Greek words ''leptos'', me ...

'' (R.Br.) Domin – Australia * '' Leptochloa exilis'' (Renvoize) P.M.Peterson * ''

Leptochloa longa ''Leptochloa'' is a widespread genus of Asian, Australian, and American plants in the grass family. Members of the genus are commonly known as sprangletops. The generic name is derived from the Greek words ''leptos'', meaning "thin," and ''chloa ...

'' Griseb. – Panama, Trinidad * '' Leptochloa malayana'' (C.E.Hubb.) Jansen ex Veldkamp – Thailand, Borneo, Malaysia * ''

Leptochloa monticola ''Leptochloa'' is a widespread genus of Asian, Australian, and American plants in the grass family. Members of the genus are commonly known as sprangletops. The generic name is derived from the Greek words ''leptos'', meaning "thin," and ''chloa ...

'' Chase – Hispaniola * '' Leptochloa mucronata'' (Michx.) Kunth – south-central USA, Mesoamerica, Bermuda, Trinidad, Netherlands Antilles, Bolivia, Ecuador, Peru, Galápagos * '' Leptochloa pluriflora'' (E.Fourn.) P.M.Peterson & N.Snow * '' Leptochloa tectoneticola'' (Backer) Jansen ex Veldkamp – Cambodia, Thailand, Java * '' Leptochloa virgata'' (L.) P.Beauv. – tropic sprangletop – from South Carolina to Paraguay

Former species

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Arundinella ''Arundinella'' is a widespread genus of plants in the grass family, common in many tropical and subtropical regions.Phipps, J. B. 1967. Studies in the Arundinelleae (Gramineae). V. The series of the genus ''Arundinella''. Canadian Journal of Bot ...

Acrachne ''Acrachne'' is a genus of Asian, African, and Australian plants in the grass family. Species in the genus are commonly known as goosegrass. ; Species * ''Acrachne henrardiana'' (Bor.) S.M. Phillips – Tamil Nadu * ''Acrachne perrieri'' (A.Cam ...

Bouteloua ''Bouteloua'' is a genus of plants in the grass family Poaceae. Members of the genus are commonly known as grama grass. Description ''Bouteloua'' includes both annual and perennial grasses, which frequently form stolons. Species have an inflo ...

Chloris In Greek mythology, the name Chloris (; Greek Χλωρίς ''Chlōrís'', from χλωρός ''chlōrós'', meaning "greenish-yellow", "pale green", "pale", "pallid", or "fresh") appears in a variety of contexts. Some clearly refer to different ch ...

Coelachyrum ''Coelachyrum'' is a genus of Asian and African plants in the grass family. Species Six species are accepted. * '' Coelachyrum brevifolium'' Hochst. & Nees - Algeria, Egypt, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Chad, Sudan, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Somal ...

Cynodon ''Cynodon'', from Ancient Greek κύων (''kúōn''), meaning "dog", and ὀδούς (''odoús''), meaning "tooth", is a genus of plants in the grass family. It is native to warm temperate to tropical regions of the Old World, as well as bei ...

Desmostachya ''Desmostachya'' is a genus of grass in the family Poaceae. It is native to Africa and Asia. Taxonomy The genus ''Desmostachya'' was originally published as ''Eragrostis'' sect. ''Desmostachya'' in ''The Flora of British India'' 7: 324. 1897. So ...

Dinebra ''Dinebra'' is a genus of Asian, African, and Pacific Island plants in the grass family. ; Species * '' Dinebra haareri'' (Stapf & C.E.Hubb.) P.M.Peterson & N.Snow - Kenya, Tanzania * '' Dinebra marquisensis'' (F.Br.) P.M.Peterson & N.Snow - ...

Diplachne ''Diplachne'' is a genus of plants in the grass family, widespread over much of the world.Disakisperma ''Disakisperma'' is a genus of plants in the grass family, native to North and South America, Africa, and the Arabian Peninsula. ; Species * '' Disakisperma dubium'' (Kunth) P.M.Peterson & N.Snow - Mexico, Honduras, South America (Bolivia, Brazi ...

Eleusine ''Eleusine'' is a genus of Asian, African, and South American plants in the grass family,Enteropogon ''Enteropogon'' is a genus of tropical and subtropical plants in the grass family. It is widespread across many parts of Asia, Africa, Australia, the Americas, and various islands.Eragrostis ''Eragrostis'' is a large and widespread genus of plants in the Poaceae, grass family, found in many countries on all inhabited continents and many islands. ''Eragrostis'' is commonly known as lovegrass or canegrass. The name of the genus is de ...

Gouinia

Gymnopogon ''Gymnopogon'' (skeletongrass) is a genus of Americas, American and Southeast Asian plants in the Poaceae, grass family. ; Species * ''Gymnopogon ambiguus'' (Michx.) Britton, Stern & Poggenb. - southeastern + south-central United States (New Mex ...

Leptocarydion Myriostachya Pogonarthria

Rostraria ''Rostraria'' is a genus of plants in the Poaceae, grass family, native primarily to Eurasia and North Africa with one species native to South America. Hairgrass is a common name. These grasses are sometimes included in genus ''Koeleria''. ; Sp ...

Trichoneura

Trigonochloa ''Trigonochloa'' is a genus of Asian and African plants in the grass family. ; Species * '' Trigonochloa rupestris'' (C.E.Hubb.) P.M.Peterson & N.Snow - Ethiopia, Eritrea, Somalia, Kenya, Uganda, Yemen * ''Trigonochloa uniflora'' (Hochst. ex A.R ...

Tripogon''.)

References

External links

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Grassbase - The World Online Grass Flora
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