462.000 Kyllinga Rottb.

Description of the genus

Annual or perennial herbs. Culms triangular. Inflorescence a single ovate or hemispheric head, sometimes more complex additional lateral heads. Spikelets with relatively few, 1-2 (-5) florets. Glumes distichous. Perianth 0. Stamens 1-3. Stigmas 2. Fruit a nutlet, cylindric or ellipsoid, laterally flattened, usually dark brown to black when mature.

Worldwide: 40 species in warm regions, especially Africa and Madagascar

Kyllinga erecta var. erecta

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SpeciesLinks to mapsFZ divisionsContent
alba NeesN,W,C,E,S
bulbosa P. Beauv.E
crassipes BoeckelerEDescription, Image
erecta Schumach. var. erecta N,W,C,EDescription, Image
intricata Cherm.N,W,C,S
melanosperma NeesN,W,C,E,S
merxmuelleri PodlechN,W,C,E
odorata VahlC,E
pauciflora Ridl.E
platyphylla K. Schum.N,C,E
pumila Michx.W,EDescription
squamulata Thonn. ex VahlC,EDescription, Image

Other sources of information about Kyllinga:

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

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

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T. & Ballings, P. (2013). Flora of Zimbabwe: Genus page: Kyllinga.
http://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/genus.php?genus_id=273, retrieved 19 June 2013

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