Galapagos Species Database
The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.
Leptochloa virgata
Judd's grass, tropical sprangletop
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Class
Liliopsida (= Monocotyledoneae)
Order
Cyperales
Family
Poaceae
Genus
Leptochloa
Species
virgata
Taxon category: Accepted
Syn.: Cynosurus domingensis Jacq. fide Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew & Missouri Botanical Garden (2010)
Origin: Cryptogenic
Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.
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"Galapagos Species Database, Leptochloa virgata", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=950. Accessed 4 April 2026.