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the web of life in southern Africa

Genus: Leptochloa

Life > eukaryotes > Archaeoplastida > Chloroplastida > Charophyta > Streptophytina > Plantae (land plants) > Tracheophyta (vascular plants) > Euphyllophyta > Lignophyta (woody plants) > Spermatophyta (seed plants) > Angiospermae (flowering plants) > Monocotyledons > Order: Poales > Family: Poaceae

There are about 30 species worldwide (tropics and subtropics) of which six are native to southern Africa. 

Species native to southern Africa

List from Plants of Southern Africa - an Online Checklist (SANBI) and Flora of Zimbabwe.

Leptochloa chinensis

 

Leptochloa eleusine

 

Leptochloa fusca

 

Leptochloa gigantea

 

Leptochloa panicea

 

Leptochloa uniflora