Leptochloa

Leptochloa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
(unranked): Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Subfamily: Chloridoideae
Tribe: Zoysieae
Genus: Leptochloa
P.Beauv.[1]
Species

See text
Synonyms

Anoplia Steud
Baldomiria Herter
Diachroa Nutt.
Diacisperma Kuntze
Disakisperma Steud.
Ipnum Phil.
Leptostachys G.Mey.
Oxydenia Nutt.
Rabdochloa P.Beauv.[1]

Leptochloa is a genus of grasses in the Poaceae family. Members of the genus are commonly known as sprangletops.[1] The generic name is derived from the Greek words ληπτος (leptos), meaning "thin," and χλοα (chloa), meaning "grass," referring to the inflorescences.[2]

Selected species

  • Leptochloa chinensis (L.) Nees – Asian Sprangletop, Chinese Sprangletop
  • Leptochloa chloridiformis (Hack.) Parodi – Argentine Sprangletop
  • Leptochloa decipiens (R.Br.) Stapf ex Maiden – Australian Sprangletop
  • Leptochloa dubia (Kunth) Nees – Green Sprangletop
  • Leptochloa eleusine (Nees) Cope & N.Snow
  • Leptochloa fusca (L.) Kunth – Malabar Sprangletop
  • Leptochloa obtusiflora Hochst.
  • Leptochloa panicea (Retz.) Ohwi – Mucronate Sprangletop
  • Leptochloa scabra Nees – Rough Sprangletop
  • Leptochloa uniflora Hochst. ex A.Rich.
  • Leptochloa virgata (L.) P.Beauv. – Tropic Sprangletop[3][4]

Formerly placed here

  • Cynodon plectostachyus (K.Schum.) Pilg. (as L. plectostachyus K.Schum.)
  • Enteropogon monostachyos (Vahl) K.Schum. (as L. monostachyos (Vahl) Roem. & Schult.)
  • Pogonarthria squarrosa (Roem. & Schult.) Pilg. (as L. falcata Hack. ex Schinz)
  • Trichoneura grandiglumis (Nees) Ekman (as L. grandiglumis Nees)[4]
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References

  1. ^ a b c "Genus: Leptochloa P. Beauv.". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. 2011-02-27. Retrieved 2011-02-28. 
  2. ^ Quattrocchi, Umberto (2006). CRC World Dictionary of Grasses. II E-O. CRC Press. p. 1197. ISBN 978-0-8493-1303-5. 
  3. ^ "Leptochloa". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2010-02-20. 
  4. ^ a b "GRIN Species Records of Leptochloa". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 2011-02-28. 
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