Leptochloa obtusiflora Hochst. GRIN-Global

Taxon: Leptochloa obtusiflora Hochst.

Synonym of Disakisperma obtusiflorum (Hochst.) P. M. Peterson & N. Snow

Summary

Genus:

Leptochloa

Family:

Poaceae (alt. Gramineae)

Subfamily:

Chloridoideae

Tribe:

Cynodonteae

Subtribe:

Eleusininae

Nomen number:

21787

Place of publication:

Flora 38:203. 1855

Verified:

06/28/2012 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

1 (1 active, 1 available) in Australian Pastures Genebank. (Map it)

Other conspecific taxa

Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations

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Reference(s)

Bor, N. L. The grasses of Burma, Ceylon, India, and Pakistan. 1960
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). 2010. Ecocrop (on-line resource).
Petersen, P. M. et al. 2012. A molecular phylogeny and classification of Leptochloa (Poaceae: Chloridoideae: Chlorideae) sensu lato and related genera. Ann. Bot. (Oxford) 109:1327.
Thulin, M., ed. Flora of Somalia. 1993-
Turrill, W. B. et al., eds. Flora of tropical East Africa. 1952-

Common names

Distribution

Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://apg.pir.sa.gov.au/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=21787. Accessed 19 July 2025.