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462.000 Kyllinga
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 |
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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 |
| alba Nees | Altitude Rainfall Geology | N,W,C,E,S | |
| bulbosa P. Beauv. | Altitude Rainfall Geology | E | |
| crassipes Boeckeler | Altitude Rainfall Geology | E | Description, Image |
| erecta Schumach. var. erecta | Altitude Rainfall Geology | N,W,C,E | Description, Image |
| intricata Cherm. | Altitude Rainfall Geology | N,W,C,S | |
| melanosperma Nees | Altitude Rainfall Geology | N,W,C,E,S | |
| merxmuelleri Podlech | Altitude Rainfall Geology | N,W,C,E | |
| odorata Vahl | Altitude Rainfall Geology | C,E | |
| pauciflora Ridl. | Altitude Rainfall Geology | E | |
| platyphylla K. Schum. | Altitude Rainfall Geology | N,C,E | |
| pumila Michx. | Altitude Rainfall Geology | W,E | Description |
| squamulata Thonn. ex Vahl | Altitude Rainfall Geology | C,E | Description, Image |
Other sources of information about Kyllinga:
Flora of Mozambique: KyllingaePIC (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
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