Leptocarydion
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| Leptocarydion | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Poaceae |
| Subfamily: | Chloridoideae |
| Tribe: | Cynodonteae |
| Subtribe: | Hubbardochloinae |
| Genus: | Leptocarydion Hochst. ex Stapf |
| Species: | L. vulpiastrum
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| Binomial name | |
| Leptocarydion vulpiastrum (De Not.) Stapf
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Leptocarydion is a genus of African and Arabic plants in the grass family.[2][3][4][5]
- Species
The only known species is Leptocarydion vulpiastrum, native to Africa from Eritrea to KwaZulu-Natal, plus Yemen and Madagascar.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ^ Hochstetter, Christian Ferdinand Friedrich ex Stapf, Otto. 1898 Flora Capensis 7: 316 in English
- ^ Grassbase - The World Online Grass Flora
- ^ Tropicos, Leptocarydion Hochst. ex Stapf
- ^ Peterson, P. M., K. Romaschenko & Y. Herrera Arrieta. 2014. A molecular phylogeny and classification of the Cteniinae, Farragininae, Gouiniinae, Gymnopogoninae, Perotidinae, and Trichoneurinae (Poaceae: Chloridoideae: Cynodonteae). Taxon 63(2): 275–286