G.512. Stenotaphrum Trin.

Description of the genus

Annuals or perennials. Inflorescence of very short racemes, sunk in pockets on one or both sides of a thickened, foliaceous or corky, axis; racemes with 1-8 spikelets the raceme rhachis ending in a point. Spikelets abaxial; glumes both short or upper as long as spikelet; lower lemma coriaceous; upper lemma chartaceous.

Worldwide: 7 species in tropical and warm regions

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dimidiatum (L.) Brongn.C,S

Other sources of information about Stenotaphrum:

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

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

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T. & Ballings, P. (2013). Flora of Zimbabwe: Genus page: Stenotaphrum.
http://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/genus.php?genus_id=204, retrieved 24 May 2013

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