Pentameris
ACHNERIA Munro
AFRACHNERIA Sprague
CHONDROLAENA Nees
PENTASCHISTIS Stapf
POAGROSTIS Stapf
PRIONACHNE Nees
PRIONANTHIUM Desv.
Description of the genus
Perennial or rarely annual. Inflorescence an open panicle (in ours). Spikelet 2-flowered with a rhachilla-extension consisting of a minute bristle. Glumes ± equal, as long as the spikelet. Callus obtuse. Lemmas 5-9(-11)-nerved, pilose on the back; apex 2-lobed bearing an awn from the sinus and a bristle from the inner side of each lobe. Worldwide: c.80 species; mainly South African but a few extending northwards to Yemen and 3 species in Madagascar Zimbabwe: 1 taxon. |
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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): PentamerisBHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Pentameris
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Pentameris
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Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Pentameris
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