Leptaspis (Poaceae)

Leptaspis banksii
Typus of Leptaspis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Poales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Cladus: Commelinids Ordo: Poales

Familia: Poaceae
Subfamilia: Pharoideae
Tribus: Phareae
Genus: Leptaspis
Species: L. angustifolia – L. banksii – L. zeylanica

Name

Leptaspis R.Br., Prodr. Fl. Nov. Holl.: 211 (1810)

• Type species: Leptaspis banksii R.Br., Prodr. Fl. Nov. Holl.: 211 (1810)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Tropical Old World Angola, Cameroon, Central African Repu, Comoros, Congo, Ethiopia, Fiji, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Gulf of Guinea Is., Ivory Coast, Jawa, Kenya, Lesser Sunda Is., Liberia, Madagascar, Malaya, Mozambique, New Caledonia, New Guinea, Nigeria, Philippines, Queensland, Sierra Leone, Solomon Is., Sri Lanka, Sudan, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Uganda, Zaïre, Zimbabwe References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Brown, R. 1810. Prodromus Florae Novae Hollandiae et Insulae Van Diemen. pp. i–viii + 145–590, Londini: R.Taylor. BHL Reference page. : 211

Additional references

• Govaerts, R., Nic Lughadha, E., Black, N., Turner, R. & Paton, A. (2021). The World Checklist of Vascular Plants, a continuously updated resource for exploring global plant diversity. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-021-00997-6. Scientific Data 8: 215.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2024. Leptaspis in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2024 Nov. 11. Reference page. 
• Simon, B.K., Clayton, W.D., Harman, K.T., Vorontsova, M., Brake, I., Healy, D. & Alfonso, Y. 2013. GrassWorld, Leptaspis. Published online. Accessed: 2013 Nov. 6.
• International Plant Names Index. 2013. Leptaspis. Published online. Accessed: 6 Nov. 2013.
• Tropicos.org 2013. Leptaspis. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 6 Nov. 2013.

Vernacular names

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