Jump to content

Leptochloa

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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.[1]
Type species
Leptochloa virgata
Synonyms[4]
  • 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.[4][5][6]

Members of the genus are commonly known as sprangletops.[1][7]

The generic name is derived from the Greek words leptos, meaning "thin," and chloa, meaning "grass," referring to the inflorescences.[8][9]

Species

[edit]

As of October 2024, Plants of the World Online accepted 14 species:[4]

Former species

[edit]

Species formerly placed in Leptochloa include:[10]
(See Arundinella Acrachne Bouteloua Chloris Coelachyrum Cynodon Desmostachya Dinebra Diplachne Disakisperma Eleusine Enteropogon Eragrostis Gouinia Gymnopogon Leptocarydion Myriostachya Pogonarthria Rostraria Trichoneura Trigonochloa Tripogon.)

References

[edit]
  1. ^ a b "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. ^ a b c "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
[edit]