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G.565. Loudetia
Description of the genus
Perennials. Inflorescence an open, contracted or spike-like panicle. Spikelets brown, occurring singly or in pairs, not in close triads. Lower lemma 3-nerved. Callus oblong to linear, truncate, 2-toothed or obliquely pungent. Upper lemma 2-dentate, glabrous or hairy, but without hair-tufts, with a deciduous awn from the sinus. Worldwide: 26 species in tropical and S Africa, Madasgacar and 1 in S America |
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| Species | Links to maps | FZ divisions | Content |
| arundinacea (A. Rich.) Steud. | Altitude Rainfall Geology | N | |
| flavida (Stapf) C.E. Hubb. | Altitude Rainfall Geology | N,W,C,E,S | |
| lanata (Stent & J.M. Rattray) C.E. Hubb. | Altitude Rainfall Geology | C,S | |
| simplex (Nees) C.E. Hubb. | Altitude Rainfall Geology | N,W,C,E,S | Description, Image |
Other sources of information about Loudetia:
Flora of Mozambique: LoudetiaePIC (electronic Plant Information Center): Loudetia
Flora Zambesiaca web site: Loudetia
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network) taxonomy for plants report for Loudetia
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Loudetia
Kew Herbarium catalogue: Loudetia
Kew Monocotyledon checklist: Loudetia
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