Back to Biodiversity Explorer main pageGo to Iziko Museums of Cape Town home pageAbout Biodiversity Explorer - history, goals, etc.Send us your questions about southern African biodiversityPeople who have contributed content and images.Search Biodiversity Explorer

Genus: Leersia

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 18 species worldwide (tropics and warm temperate regions) of which four are native to southern Africa. 

Species native to southern Africa

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

Leersia denudata

 

Leersia friesii

 

Leersia hexandra

 

Leersia tisserantii

 

 


Contact us if you can contribute information or images to improve this page.

Biodiversity Explorer home   Iziko home   Search