Leptocarydion

Leptocarydion
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Monocots
(unranked):	Commelinids
Order:	Poales
Family:	Poaceae
Genus:	Leptocarydion Hochst. ex Stapf
Binomial name
Leptocarydion vulpiastrum (De Not.) Stapf
Synonyms[1]
Leptocarydium Hochst. ex Stapf alternate spelling Rabdochloa vulpiastrum De Not. Diplachne vulpiastrum (De Not.) Schweinf. Triodia vulpiastrum (De Not.) K.Schum. Uralepis alopecuroides Hochst. ex Steud. Leptochloa plumosa Andersson Triodia plumosa (Andersson) Benth. Sieglingia plumosa (Andersson) Kuntze Leptocarydion alopecuroides (Hochst. ex Steud.) Stapf Diplachne alopecuroides (Hochst. ex Steud.) Eyles

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

1. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
2. Hochstetter, Christian Ferdinand Friedrich ex Stapf, Otto. 1898 Flora Capensis 7: 316 in English
3. Grassbase - The World Online Grass Flora
4. Tropicos, Leptocarydion Hochst. ex Stapf
5. 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