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Leptochloa  P. Beauv.
Taxonomic Serial No.: 41817

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 Taxonomy and Nomenclature
       
  Kingdom: Plantae  
  Taxonomic Rank: Genus  
  Synonym(s): Anoplia Steud.
  
    Baldomiria Herter
  
    Diachroa Nutt.
  
    Diacisperma Kuntze
  
    Diplachne P. Beauv.
  
    Disakisperma Steud.
  
    Ipnum Phil.
  
    Leptostachys G. Mey.
  
    Oxydenia Nutt.
  
    Rabdochloa P. Beauv.
  
  Common Name(s): sprangletop
 
       
  Taxonomic Status:    
  Current Standing: accepted  
       
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  Record Credibility Rating: verified - standards met  
  Global Species Completeness: partial   
  Latest Record Review: 2010   
       

 Taxonomic Hierarchy
       
 KingdomPlantae  – plantes, Planta, Vegetal, plants  
    SubkingdomViridiplantae  – green plants  
       InfrakingdomStreptophyta  – land plants  
          SuperdivisionEmbryophyta   
             DivisionTracheophyta  – vascular plants, tracheophytes  
                SubdivisionSpermatophytina  – spermatophytes, seed plants, phanérogames  
                   ClassMagnoliopsida   
                      SuperorderLilianae  – monocots, monocotyledons, monocotylédones  
                         OrderPoales   
                            FamilyPoaceae  – grasses, graminées  
                               GenusLeptochloa P. Beauv. – sprangletop  
    Direct Children:  
                                  Species Leptochloa aquatica Scribn. & Merr.  
                                  Species Leptochloa barbata (Desv.) Parodi ex Nicora  
                                  Species Leptochloa chinensis (L.) Nees – Chinese sprangletop, Asian sprangletop 
                                  Species Leptochloa chloridiformis (Hack.) Parodi – Argentine sprangletop 
                                  Species Leptochloa decipiens (R. Br.) Stapf ex Maiden – Australian sprangletop 
                                  Species Leptochloa digitata (R. Br.) Domin – finger sprangletop 
                                  Species Leptochloa divaricatissima S.T. Blake – spreading sprangletop 
                                  Species Leptochloa dubia (Kunth) Nees – green spangletop, green sprangletop 
                                  Species Leptochloa fusca (L.) Kunth – Malabar sprangletop 
                                  Species Leptochloa longa Griseb.  
                                  Species Leptochloa monticola Chase  
                                  Species Leptochloa nealleyi Vasey – Nealley's sprangletop 
                                  Species Leptochloa panicea (Retz.) Ohwi – mucronate sprangletop 
                                  Species Leptochloa panicoides (J. Presl) Hitchc. – Amazon sprangletop 
                                  Species Leptochloa procera Nees  
                                  Species Leptochloa scabra Nees – rough sprangletop 
                                  Species Leptochloa virgata (L.) P. Beauv. – Judd's grass, tropic sprangletop 
                                  Species Leptochloa viscida (Scribn.) Beal – sticky sprangletop 
       

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  Source: Catalogue of New World Grasses (Poaceae) - 11/2009, database (version 24/11/2009)  
  Acquired: 2009   
  Notes: Maintained by R. J. Soreng et al., at http://www.tropicos.org/Project/CNWG and formerly at http://mobot.mobot.org/W3T/Search/nwgc.html   
  Reference for: Leptochloa   
       
  Source: NODC Taxonomic Code, database (version 8.0)  
  Acquired: 1996   
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  Reference for: Leptochloa   
       
  Source: Poaceae update, database (version Sept. 2010)  
  Acquired: 2010   
  Notes: Poaceae update for ITIS, in cooperation with NatureServe, and based on the Catalogue of New World Grasses database and other sources   
  Reference for: Leptochloa   
       
  Source: The PLANTS Database, database (version 4.0.4)  
  Acquired: 1996   
  Notes: National Plant Data Center, NRCS, USDA. Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA. http://plants.usda.gov   
  Reference for: Leptochloa   
       
  Source: The PLANTS Database, database (version 5.1.1)  
  Acquired: 2000   
  Notes: National Plant Data Center, NRCS, USDA. Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA. http://plants.usda.gov   
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