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936.000 Juncus
Description of the genus
Glabrous herbs, generally occurring in wet places. Leaves flat or cylindric, sometimes septate. Inflorescence compound, paniculate, bracteate; bracteoles sometimes present immediately below and clasping the flower. Perianth segments free, ovate or lanceolate, entire, persistent. Worldwide: c.300 species, more or less cosmopolitan but rare in the tropics |
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| Species | Links to maps | FZ divisions | Content |
| dregeanus Kunth | Altitude Rainfall Geology | C,E | |
| effusus L. | Altitude Rainfall Geology | W,E | |
| engleri Buchenau | Altitude Rainfall Geology | E | |
| exsertus Buchenau | Altitude Rainfall Geology | N,W,C,E,S | |
| oxycarpus E. Mey. ex Kunth | Altitude Rainfall Geology | N,W,C,E,S | Description, Image |
| rigidus Desf. | Altitude Rainfall Geology | N,W,C,S |
Other sources of information about Juncus:
ePIC (electronic Plant Information Center): JuncusFlora Zambesiaca web site: Juncus
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network) taxonomy for plants report for Juncus
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Juncus
Kew Herbarium catalogue: Juncus
Kew Monocotyledon checklist: Juncus
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