G.563. Trichopteryx Nees

Description of the genus

Annuals or perennials. Inflorescence an open or contracted panicle; spikelets brown, borne singly or in pairs, the pedicels free. Lower lemma 3-nerved. Callus semicircular. Upper lemma 2-lobed, the lobes finely awned and with a tuft of hair on the back below each lobe and a persistent awn from the sinus.

Worldwide: 5 species in tropical and S Africa and Madagascar

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dregeana NeesE,S
marungensis Chiov.E
stolziana Henr.E

Other sources of information about Trichopteryx:

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

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

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T. & Ballings, P. (2013). Flora of Zimbabwe: Genus page: Trichopteryx.
http://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/genus.php?genus_id=220, retrieved 23 May 2013

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