Leptocarydion Explained

Leptocarydion is a genus of African and Arabic plants in the grass family.^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

SpeciesThe only known species is Leptocarydion vulpiastrum, native to Africa from Eritrea to KwaZulu-Natal, plus Yemen and Madagascar.

Notes and References

1. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30235916#page/328/mode/1up Hochstetter, Christian Ferdinand Friedrich ex Stapf, Otto. 1898 Flora Capensis 7: 316
2. http://www.kew.org/data/grasses-db/www/gen00336.htm Grassbase - The World Online Grass Flora
3. http://www.tropicos.org/Name/40004813 Tropicos, Leptocarydion Hochst. ex Stapf
4. Peterson, P. M., K. Romaschenko & Y. Herrera Arrieta. 2014. A molecular phylogeny and classification of the Cteniinae, Farragininae, Gouiniinae, Gymnopogoninae, Perotidinae, and Trichoneurinae (Poaceae: Chloridoideae: Cynodonteae). Taxon 63(2): 275–286