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Leptochloa (also known as some of its species as Panicum) is a genus of flowering plants in the family Poaceae. It comprises approximately 450 species of plants that grow in tropical regions, including some types of panic grass.

Native to the Arab world:

* Leptochloa laxa in Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, Palestine, Egypt, and North Africa
* Leptochloa rigidior in Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, Palestine, Egypt, North Africa, and Cyprus
* Leptochloa chromaspidata in Egypt and Leptochloa dichromaspidata as a synonym in Syria
* Leptochloa chinensis

Other species:

* Leptochloa fascicularis as an introduced species in Syria, North Africa, Europe, and some parts of Asia
* Leptochloa glauca
* Leptochloa hispida
* Leptochloa italica
* Leptochloa medicina as an introduced species in Syria, North Africa, and some parts of Europe
* Leptochloa biflora
* Leptochloa sumatrana
* Leptochloa crinita as an introduced species in Syria, North Africa, and some parts of Europe
* Leptochloa dichotoma
* Leptochloa dichromaspidata
* Panicum sumatrense

References:

Genera of the family Poaceae
Species classified by Carolus Linnaeus