Leptochloa P. Beauv., Ess. Agrostogr.: 71, pl. 15, f. 1. 1812 sec. Soreng & al. 2015
- =Rabdochloa P. Beauv., Ess. Agrostogr.: 84, 176. 1812 syn. sec. Valdés Reyna & Dávila 1995
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- =Diachroa Nutt. in Trans. Amer. Philos. Soc., n.s., 5: 147. 1835 syn. sec. Valdés Reyna & Dávila 1995
- =Leptochloa subg. Diplachne (P. Beauv.) A. Gray, Manual: 588. 1848 syn. sec. Valdés Reyna & Dávila 1995
- =Anoplia Steud., Syn. Pl. Glumac. 1: 210. 1854 syn. sec. Valdés Reyna & Dávila 1995
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