Leptochloa

Sprangletops
Leptochloa digitata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Subfamily: Chloridoideae
Tribe: Cynodonteae
Subtribe: Eleusininae
Genus: Leptochloa
P.Beauv.
Type species
Leptochloa virgata
Synonyms
  • Baldomiria Herter
  • Chloropsis Kuntze
  • Diachroa Nutt.
  • Diacisperma Kuntze, nom. superfl.
  • Leptochloris Munro ex Kuntze, not validly publ.
  • Leptostachys G.Mey., nom. superfl.
  • Oxydenia Nutt.
  • Rabdochloa P.Beauv.
  • Trichloris E.Fourn. ex Benth.

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, meaning "grass," referring to the inflorescences.

Species

As of October 2024, Plants of the World Online accepted 14 species:

Former species

Species formerly placed in Leptochloa include:
(See Arundinella Acrachne Bouteloua Chloris Coelachyrum Cynodon Desmostachya Dinebra Diplachne Disakisperma Eleusine Enteropogon Eragrostis Gouinia Gymnopogon Leptocarydion Myriostachya Pogonarthria Rostraria Trichoneura Trigonochloa Tripogon.)

References

  1. 1 2 "Genus: Leptochloa P. Beauv". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. 2011-02-27. Archived from the original on 2011-06-05. Retrieved 2011-02-28.
  2. ↑ lectotype designated by Niles & Chase, Contr. U.S. Natl. 24(6): 180 (1925)
  3. ↑ Tropicos, Leptochloa P. Beauv.
  4. 1 2 3 "Leptochloa P.Beauv." Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2024-11-19.
  5. ↑ Palisot de Beauvois, Ambroise Marie François Joseph. 1812. Essai d'une Nouvelle Agrostographie 71 description in Latin, commentary in French
  6. ↑ Palisot de Beauvois, Ambroise Marie François Joseph. 1812. Essai d'une Nouvelle Agrostographie plate XV (15), figure I (1 a-d) line drawings of Leptochloa virgata, identified in captions on page 10
  7. ↑ Atlas of Living Australia, Leptochloa P.Beauv. Sprangletop
  8. ↑ Quattrocchi, Umberto (2006). CRC World Dictionary of Grasses. Vol. II E-O. CRC Press. p. 1197. ISBN 978-0-8493-1303-5.
  9. ↑ 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
  10. ↑ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families