G.518. Hylebates Chippind.

Description of the genus

Annuals. Inflorescence an open panicle with some or all branches whorled. Spikelets dorsally flattened, elliptic. Lower glume short, up to 1/3 length of spikelet; upper glume as long as spikelet. Lower lemma with a short apical awn. Upper lemma thinly chartaceous, acute, its flat thin margins enfolding and concealing the palea.

Similar in general appearance to a Panicum and differing in the upper lemma enfolding the palea.

Worldwide: 2 species in tropical Africa

Zimbabwe: 1 taxon.

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cordatus Chippind.N,EDescription

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Flora of Mozambique: Hylebates
Flora of Zambia: Hylebates

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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Hylebates
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Hylebates
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Hylebates
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iNaturalist: Hylebates
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Hylebates
JSTOR Plant Science: Hylebates
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Hylebates
Plants of the World Online: Hylebates
Tropicos: Hylebates
Wikipedia: Hylebates

Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave, 2002-24

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2024). Flora of Zimbabwe: Genus page: Hylebates.
https://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/genus.php?genus_id=207, retrieved 29 March 2024

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