Leptaspis
| Leptaspis | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Poaceae |
| Subfamily: | Pharoideae |
| Tribe: | Phareae |
| Genus: | Leptaspis R.Br. |
| Type species | |
| Leptaspis banksii | |
Leptaspis is a genus of Paleotropical plants in the grass family, native to Africa, southern Asia, northern Australia, and a few islands of the western Pacific.
- Species
- Leptaspis angustifolia Summerh. & C.E.Hubb. - New Guinea, Fiji
- Leptaspis banksii R.Br. - Queensland, New Caledonia, New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Philippines, Taiwan, Sulawesi, Malaysia, Java, Lesser Sunda Islands, Thailand
- Leptaspis zeylanica Nees ex Steud. - tropical Africa from Liberia to Ethiopia to Zimbabwe; Madagascar, Comoros, Sri Lanka, Java, Malaysia, Sumatra, Sulawesi, New Guinea, Solomon Islands
- Formerly included
see Scrotochloa
- Leptaspis manillensis - Scrotochloa urceolata
- Leptaspis tararaensis - Scrotochloa tararaensis
- Leptaspis urceolata - Scrotochloa urceolata