Citation: R. Br., Prod. Fl. Nov. Holl. 250 (1810).

Derivation: Greek leptos, thin; karpos, fruit.

Synonymy: Not Applicable

Common name: None

Description:
Stems simple; rootstock a creeping rhizome.

Flowers dioecious; spikelets of both sexes several-flowered; perianth-segments 6 or 5; stamens and styles 3, the styles united in the lower part so as to appear like a 3-branched style; ovary 1-celled.

Fruit a small dehiscent capsule.

Distribution:  About 15 species of which 12 are endemic to Australia.

Biology: No text

Key to Species:

1. Male spikelets 5-12 mm long; females in short clusters	L. brownii 1.
1. Male spikelets 2-4 mm long; female spikelets in erect panicles	L. tenax 2.

Author: Not yet available