ACCEPTED FLOWERING SPECIES

Leersia hexandra

Name author: Sw.

A species in the Poaceae family, accepted in the World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026 edition.

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Botanical classification

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Plant group: Angiosperms · flowering plants
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Genus: Leersia
Species: Leersia hexandra
Taxonomic status: Accepted in this release
Name publication year: 1788

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Synonyms & earlier names

Names that this release treats as synonyms of Leersia hexandra. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.

40 synonyms in this snapshot

Asprella australisName author: (R.Br.) Roem. & Schult.
Asprella brasiliensisName author: (Spreng.) Schult.
Asprella hexandraName author: (Sw.) P.Beauv.
Asprella mexicanaName author: (Kunth) Roem. & Schult.
Asprella purpureaName author: Bojer
Blepharochloa ciliataName author: Endl.
Homalocenchrus gouiniiName author: (E.Fourn.) Kuntze
Homalocenchrus hexandrusName author: (Sw.) Kuntze
Hygroryza ciliataName author: (Retz.) Steud.
Leersia abyssinicaName author: Hochst. ex A.Rich.
Leersia aegyptiacaName author: Fig. & De Not.
Leersia australisName author: R.Br.
Leersia brasiliensisName author: Spreng.
Leersia capensisName author: Müll.Hal.
Leersia ciliarisName author: Griff.
Leersia ciliataName author: (Retz.) Roxb.
Leersia compressaName author: A.Chev.
Leersia contractaName author: Nees
Leersia dubiaName author: F.Aresch.
Leersia elongataName author: Willd. ex Trin.
Leersia feroxName author: Fig. & De Not.
Leersia glaberrimaName author: Trin.
Leersia gouiniiName author: E.Fourn.
Leersia gracilisName author: Willd. ex Trin.
Leersia griffithianaName author: Müll.Hal.
Leersia hexandra subsp. hexandraName author: Not supplied
Leersia luzonensisName author: J.Presl
Leersia mauritanicaName author: Salzm. ex Trin.
Leersia mauritiacaName author: Salzm. ex Trin.
Leersia mexicanaName author: Kunth
Leersia parvifloraName author: Desv.
Leersia trinianaName author: Sieber ex Trin.
Oryza australisName author: R.Br. ex Schweinf.
Oryza hexandraName author: (Sw.) Döll
Oryza hexandra var. hexandraName author: Not supplied
Oryza mexicanaName author: (Kunth) Döll
Pharus ciliatusName author: Retz.
Pseudoryza ciliataName author: (Retz.) Griff.
Turraya napalensisName author: Wall.
Zizania ciliataName author: (Retz.) Spreng.

About this record

Source: World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026, published June 21, 2026. Taxonomic data is available under CC0. Acceptance, synonymy, and family placement reflect this release and may change with later research. A missing extinction flag is not evidence of a species’ conservation status. Photographs, where available, are separately credited botanical references. This record does not supply cut-flower availability or a guaranteed care schedule.

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