| Thintails | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae | 
| (unranked): | Angiosperms | 
| (unranked): | Monocots | 
| (unranked): | Commelinids | 
| Order: | Poales | 
| Family: | Poaceae | 
| Subfamily: | Chloridoideae | 
| Tribe: | Leptureae | 
| Genus: | Lepturus R.Br. | 
| Type species | |
| Lepturus repens (G.Forst.) R.Br. | |
| Synonyms | |
Lepturus (common name thintail) is a genus of plants in the grass family, native to Asia, Africa, Australia, and various islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans.
numerous species now considered better suited in other genera: Hemarthria Henrardia Hainardia Oropetium Parapholis Scribneria