Lepturus

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
Monerma P.Beauv. Raf. Leptocereus Raf., illegitimate homonym not (A. Berger) Britton & Rose (Cactaceae) Ischnurus Balf.f. Lepiurus Dumort.

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