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Genus of grasses
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.
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- Species
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Lepturus anadabolavensis A.Camus -
Madagascar
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Lepturus androyensis A.Camus -
Madagascar
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Lepturus boinensis A.Camus -
Madagascar
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Lepturus calcareus Cope -
Socotra
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Lepturus copeanus B.K.Simon -
Australia
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Lepturus geminatus C.E.Hubb. -
Australia
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Lepturus humbertianus A.Camus -
Madagascar
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Lepturus minutus B.K.Simon -
Queensland
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Lepturus nesiotes Cope -
Socotra
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Lepturus perrieri A.Camus -
Madagascar
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Lepturus pulchellus (Balf.f.) Clayton -
Socotra
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Lepturus radicans (Steud.) A.Camus -
Kenya,
Tanzania,
Malawi,
Mozambique,
Zimbabwe,
Madagascar,
Comoros,
Mauritius,
Seychelles,
India
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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
[9]), many of the
Pacific Islands
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Lepturus tenuis Balf.f. -
Socotra
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Lepturus xerophilus Domin -
Australia
- formerly included
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numerous species now considered better suited in other genera:
Hemarthria
Henrardia
Hainardia
Oropetium
Parapholis
Scribneria
References