Leptochloa decipiens

Leptochloa decipiens

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Poaceae
Subfamilia: Chloridoideae
Tribus: Cynodonteae
Subtribus: Eleusininae
Genus: Leptochloa
Species: Leptochloa decipiens
Subspecies: L. d. subsp. decipiens – L. d. subsp. peacockii

Name

Leptochloa decipiens (R.Br.) Stapf ex Maiden, 1909

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Poa decipiens R.Br., Prodr. Fl. Nov. Holland.: 181 (1810).
• Homotypic
  • Eragrostis decipiens (R.Br.) Steud., Syn. Pl. Glumac. 1: 279 (1854).
  • Dinebra decipiens (R.Br.) P.M.Peterson & N.Snow, Ann. Bot. (Oxford) 109: 1326 (2012).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Australasia Regional: Australia New South Wales, Queensland Introduced into: Czechoslovakia, Mississippi, South Carolina References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Stapf, O., 1909. Agricultural Gazette of New South Wales. Sydney 20:307.

Additional references

• Clayton, W.D., Harman, K.T. & Williamson, H. (2006). World Grass Species - Synonymy database The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Leptochloa decipiens in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 August 30. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2022. Leptochloa decipiens. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2022. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2022 August 30. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2022. Leptochloa decipiens. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 30 August 2022.
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Leptochloa decipiens. Published online. Accessed: August 30 2022.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Leptochloa decipiens in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06.

Vernacular names

English: Australian sprangletop

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