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.Brown, Robert. 1810. Prodromus Florae Novae Hollandiae 207 in LatinTropicos, Lepturus R. BrFlora of China Vol. 22 Page 488 细穗草属 xi sui cao shu Lepturus R. Brown, Prodr. 207. 1810. Ausgras2, Grasses of AustraliaC.Michael Hogan. 2011. Coral Sea. Encyclopedia of Earth. Eds. P.Saundry & C.J.Cleveland. National Council for Science and the Environment. Washington DC
SpeciesThe Plant List search for LepturusAtlas of Living Australia Lepturus anadabolavensis A.Camus - Madagascar Lepturus androyensis A.Camus - Madagascar Lepturus boinensis A.Camus - Madagascar Lepturus calcareus Cope - Socotra Lepturus copeanus B.K.Simon - Australia Lepturus geminatus C.E.Hubb. - Australia Lepturus humbertianus A.Camus - Madagascar Lepturus minutus B.K.Simon - Queensland Lepturus nesiotes Cope - Socotra Lepturus perrieri A.Camus - Madagascar Lepturus pulchellus (Balf.f.) Clayton - Socotra Lepturus radicans (Steud.) A.Camus - Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Madagascar, Comoros, Mauritius, Seychelles, India Lepturus repens (J.R.Forst.) R.Br. - Somalia, Kenya, Tanzania, Mozambique, KwaZulu-Natal, Madagascar, Chagos Is, Mauritius, Rodrigues I, Aldabra, Lakshadweep, Sri Lanka, Andaman Is, Paracel Is, Thailand, Vietnam, Taiwan, Japan, Cocos Is, Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines, Christmas I, New Guinea, Solomon Is, Australia (including on Bramble Cay in the Torres Strait), many of the Pacific Islands Lepturus tenuis Balf.f. - Socotra Lepturus xerophilus Domin - Australia
Formerly included Numerous species now considered better suited in other genera: Deschampsia, Hemarthria, Henrardia, Hainardia, Oropetium, Parapholis
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