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.

1. Species

2. Lepturus anadabolavensis A.Camus - Madagascar

3. Lepturus androyensis A.Camus - Madagascar

4. Lepturus boinensis A.Camus - Madagascar

5. Lepturus calcareus Cope - Socotra

6. Lepturus copeanus B.K.Simon - Australia

7. Lepturus geminatus C.E.Hubb. - Australia

8. Lepturus humbertianus A.Camus - Madagascar

9. Lepturus minutus B.K.Simon - Queensland

10. Lepturus nesiotes Cope - Socotra

11. Lepturus perrieri A.Camus - Madagascar

12. Lepturus pulchellus (Balf.f.) Clayton - Socotra

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

14. 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

15. Lepturus tenuis Balf.f. - Socotra

16. Lepturus xerophilus Domin - Australia

17. Formerly included

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

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