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G.629. Hemarthria
Description of the genus
Perennials. Ligule a ciliate membrane. Inflorescence a single tough, dorsally flattened, raceme. Rhachis internodes and pedicels stout, clavate; pedicels fused to the internode. Sessile spikelet dorsally flattened; lower glume narrowly elliptic, smooth; lower floret reduced to a lemma; upper lemma awnless. Pedicelled spikelet similar to sessile but lacking a callus. Worldwide: 12 species in warm regions of the Old World |
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Other sources of information about Hemarthria:
Flora of Mozambique: HemarthriaePIC (electronic Plant Information Center): Hemarthria
Flora Zambesiaca web site: Hemarthria
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network) taxonomy for plants report for Hemarthria
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Hemarthria
Kew Herbarium catalogue: Hemarthria
Kew Monocotyledon checklist: Hemarthria
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