Lepturus

Lepturus is a genus of herbaceous plants belonging to the Poaceae family. It is native to the east coast of Africa, Madagascar, Australia and Polynesia.

Taxonomy

The genus was described by Robert Brown and published in Prodromus Florae Novae Hollandiae 207. 1810. The type species is: Lepturus repens (J.R.Forst.) R.Br.

Etymology

The generic name derives from the Greek leptos (slender) and oura (tail), referring either to the linear lanceolate glume or, (more probably), to its slender inflorescence.

Accepted species

The following is a list of the species of the genus Lepturus accepted up to May 2015, arranged alphabetically. For each one, the binomial name followed by the author is indicated, abbreviated according to conventions and uses.

1. Lepturus anadabolavensis A.Camus Madagascar
2. Lepturus androyensis A.Camus Madagascar
3. Lepturus boinensis A.Camus Madagascar
4. Lepturus calcareus Cope - Socotra
5. Lepturus copeanus B.K.Simon - Australia
6. Lepturus geminatus C.E.Hubb. - Australia
7. Lepturus humbertianus A.Camus Madagascar
8. Lepturus minutus B.K.Simon - Queensland
9. Lepturus nesiotes Cope - Socotra
10. Lepturus perrieri A.Camus Madagascar
11. Lepturus polishchellus (Balf.f.) Clayton - Socotra
12. Lepturus residens (Steud) A.Camus Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Madagascar, Comoros, Mauritius, Seychelles, India
13. Lepturus repens (J.R.Forst.) R.Br.
14. Lepturus tenuis Balf.f. - Socotra
15. Lepturus xerophilus Domin - Australia