Leptocarydion is a genus of African and Arabic plants in the grass family.[2][3][4][5]
- Species
Quick Facts Scientific classification, Binomial name ...
| Leptocarydion |
| Scientific classification |
| 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 |
| Binomial name |
Leptocarydion vulpiastrum
(De Not.) Stapf |
| Synonyms[1] |
- Leptocarydium Hochst. ex Stapf alternate spelling
- Diplachne alopecuroides (Hochst. ex Steud.) Eyles
- Diplachne vulpiastrum (De Not.) Schweinf.
- Leptocarydion alopecuroides (Hochst. ex Steud.) Stapf
- Leptochloa plumosa Andersson
- Rabdochloa vulpiastrum De Not.
- Sieglingia plumosa (Andersson) Kuntze
- Triodia plumosa (Andersson) Benth.
- Triodia vulpiastrum (De Not.) K.Schum.
- Uralepis alopecuroides Hochst. ex Steud.
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The only known species is Leptocarydion vulpiastrum, native to Africa from Eritrea to KwaZulu-Natal, plus Yemen and Madagascar.[1]