456.000 Carpha Banks & Sol. ex R. Br.

Description of the genus

Robust perennial, rhizomatous, often mat-forming. Stems tufted, the base often covered with fibrous remains of old leaf sheaths. Leaves eligulate. Inflorescence a panicle with clusters of spikelets on peduncles emerging from the axis of the leaves. Spikelets at the end of branches. Stamens conspicuously green/yellow. Nutlet with persistent perianth bristles.

Worldwide: 15 species in the Old World and Chile.

Zimbabwe: 1 taxon.

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capitellata BoeckelerE

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External websites:

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

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: Carpha.
https://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/genus.php?genus_id=266, retrieved 19 March 2024

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