G.325. Habrochloa C.E. Hubb.

Description of the genus

Annual. Inflorescence a delicate panicle. Spikelets 3-5-flowered, laterally flattened. Glumes membranous, as long as the spikelet, 1-nerved, acuminate. Floret callus square. Lemmas 3-nerved, shortly 2-lobed at the apex, with a filiform awn from the sinus.

Worldwide: 1 species in tropical Africa

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bullockii C. E. Hubb.N

Other sources of information about Habrochloa:

ePIC (electronic Plant Information Center): Habrochloa
Flora Zambesiaca web site: Habrochloa
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network) taxonomy for plants report for Habrochloa
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Habrochloa
Kew Herbarium catalogue: Habrochloa
Kew Monocotyledon checklist: Habrochloa

Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten and Petra Ballings, 2002-13

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T. & Ballings, P. (2013). Flora of Zimbabwe: Genus page: Habrochloa.
http://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/genus.php?genus_id=155, retrieved 24 May 2013

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