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Leptocarydion is a genus of African and Arabic plants in the grass family.[2][3][4][5]

Species

Leptocarydion
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Clade:	Commelinids
Order:	Poales
Family:	Poaceae
Subfamily:	Chloridoideae
Tribe:	Cynodonteae
Subtribe:	Hubbardochloinae
Genus:	Leptocarydion Hochst. ex Stapf
Species:	L. vulpiastrum
Binomial name
Leptocarydion vulpiastrum (De Not.) Stapf
Synonyms[1]
Leptocarydium Hochst. ex Stapf alternate spelling Diplachne alopecuroides (Hochst. ex Steud.) Eyles Diplachne vulpiastrum (De Not.) Schweinf. Leptocarydion alopecuroides (Hochst. ex Steud.) Stapf Leptochloa plumosa Andersson Rabdochloa vulpiastrum De Not. Sieglingia plumosa (Andersson) Kuntze Triodia plumosa (Andersson) Benth. Triodia vulpiastrum (De Not.) K.Schum. Uralepis alopecuroides Hochst. ex Steud.

The only known species is Leptocarydion vulpiastrum, native to Africa from Eritrea to KwaZulu-Natal, plus Yemen and Madagascar.[1]

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