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G.589. Chrysopogon
VETIVERIA Bory
Description of the genus
Perennials. Inflorescence a panicle with an elongated central axis and whorled branches; rhachis internodes and pedicels slender, filiform. Spikelets in pairs, markedly different from each other: sessile spikelet laterally flattened; glumes subequal, awned or awnless; lower glume often minutely spiny on the keels and muricate or mammilate on the back; upper lemma entire or 2-lobed. Pedicellate spikelet male or neuter. Worldwide: 26 species in warm regions, especially Old World. |
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Links to taxa: View: living plant images - herbarium specimen images - all images for this genus
| Species | Links to maps | FZ divisions | Content |
| nigritanus (Benth.) Veldk. | Altitude Rainfall Geology | N,W,C | Description, Image |
| serrulatus Trin. | Altitude Rainfall Geology | N,W,C,S | |
| zizanioides (L.) Roberty | Altitude Rainfall Geology | N,E |
Other sources of information about Chrysopogon:
Flora of Mozambique: ChrysopogonePIC (electronic Plant Information Center): Chrysopogon
Flora Zambesiaca web site: Chrysopogon
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network) taxonomy for plants report for Chrysopogon
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Chrysopogon
Kew Herbarium catalogue: Chrysopogon
Kew Monocotyledon checklist: Chrysopogon
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