Leptochloa
Leptochloa is a widespread genus of Asian, Australian, and American plants in the grass family.
Members of the genus are commonly known as sprangletops.
The generic name is derived from the Greek words leptos, meaning "thin," and chloa, meaning "grass," referring to the inflorescences.
Species
, Plants of [the World Online] accepted 14 species:- Leptochloa anisopoda P.M.Peterson
- Leptochloa asthenes C.E.Hubb. – Australia
- Leptochloa barbata Nicora – Paraguay, Argentina
- Leptochloa chloridiformis Parodi
- Leptochloa crinita P.M.Peterson & N.Snow
- Leptochloa digitata Domin – Australia
- Leptochloa exilis P.M.Peterson
- Leptochloa longa Griseb. – Panama, Trinidad
- Leptochloa malayana Jansen ex Veldkamp – Thailand, Borneo, Malaysia
- Leptochloa monticola Chase – Hispaniola
- Leptochloa mucronata Kunth – south-central USA, Mesoamerica, Bermuda, Trinidad, Netherlands Antilles, Bolivia, Ecuador, Peru, Galápagos
- Leptochloa pluriflora P.M.Peterson & N.Snow
- Leptochloa tectoneticola Jansen ex Veldkamp – Cambodia, Thailand, Java
- Leptochloa virgata P.Beauv. - tropic sprangletop – from South Carolina to Paraguay
Former species