Thintail

Lepturus (common name thintail) is a genus of plants in the grass family, native to Asia, Africa, Australia, and various islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans.

Species

Lepturus anadabolavensis A.Camus - Madagascar

Lepturus androyensis A.Camus - Madagascar

Lepturus boinensis A.Camus - Madagascar

Lepturus calcareus Cope - Socotra

Lepturus copeanus B.K.Simon - Australia

Lepturus geminatus C.E.Hubb. - Australia

Lepturus humbertianus A.Camus - Madagascar

Lepturus minutus B.K.Simon - Queensland

Lepturus nesiotes Cope - Socotra

Lepturus perrieri A.Camus - Madagascar

Lepturus pulchellus (Balf.f.) Clayton - Socotra

Lepturus radicans (Steud.) A.Camus - Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Madagascar, Comoros, Mauritius, Seychelles, India

Lepturus repens (J.R.Forst.) R.Br. - Somalia, Kenya, Tanzania, Mozambique, KwaZulu-Natal, Madagascar, Chagos Is, Mauritius, Rodrigues I, Aldabra, Lakshadweep, Sri Lanka, Andaman Is, Paracel Is, Thailand, Vietnam, Taiwan, Japan, Cocos Is, Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines, Christmas I, New Guinea, Solomon Is, Australia (including on Bramble Cay in the Torres Strait), many of the Pacific Islands

Lepturus tenuis Balf.f. - Socotra

Lepturus xerophilus Domin - Australia

Formerly included

Numerous species now considered better suited in other genera: Deschampsia, Hemarthria, Henrardia, Hainardia, Oropetium, Parapholis