Lasiurus scindicus

Lasiurus is a genus of Asian and African plants in the grass family, Poaceae,^[2] found primarily in arid regions.^[3][4] The only known species is Lasiurus scindicus, native to drier regions of northern Africa and southwestern Asia, from Morocco and Mali to India.^{[1][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15]}

Lasiurus scindicus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Monocots
(unranked):	Commelinids
Order:	Poales
Family:	Poaceae
Genus:	Lasiurus Boiss.
Species:	L. scindicus
Binomial name
Lasiurus scindicus Henrard
Type species
Lasiurus hirsutus (Forssk.) Boiss.
Synonyms^[1]
Saccharum hirsutum Forssk. Triticum aegilopoides Forssk. Rottboellia hirsuta Vahl Tripsacum hirsutum (Vahl) Raspail Coelorachis hirsuta Brongn. Ischaemum mastrucatum Trin. Tripsacum aegilopoides (Forssk.) Kunth Ischaemum hirsutum Nees ex Steud. Lasiurus hirsutus Boiss. Elionurus hirsutus (Vahl) Munro ex Benth. Manisuris hirsuta Kuntze Lasiurus ecaudatus Satyanar. & Shank. Lasiurus hirsutus subsp. arabicus Chrtek

formerly included^[1]

see Loxodera

• Lasiurus epectinatus – Loxodera caespitosa
• Lasiurus maitlandii – Loxodera ledermannii

Names in other languages

• Hindi :Sevan^{[citation needed]}
• Rajasthani : Lilon^{[citation needed]}

References

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4. Grassbase - The World Online Grass Flora
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