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G.377. Sporobolus
Description of the genus
Annuals or perennials. Inflorescence a panicle, often with whorled primary branches. Spikelets nearly always glabrous, awnless. Ligule a line of hairs. Inflorescence an open or contracted panicle. Spikelets 1-flowered. Glumes membranous, the upper usually longer than the lower. Lemma 1(-3)-nerved, without awns, usually shining; palea as long as lemma or a little shorter. Grain with free pericarp. Fruit rounded or truncate at tip, not beaked. Sporobolus species may resemble species of Eragrostis but are always 1-flowered whereas Eragrostis species have more than 1 floret per spikelet. Worldwide: c. 160 species in the tropics and subtropics Zimbabwe: 27 taxa. |
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| Species | FZ divisions | Content |
| acinifolius Stapf | N,W | Description |
| africanus (Poir.) A. Robyns & Tournay | W,C | Description |
| bechuanicus Gooss.[NrEnd] | W | Description |
| centrifugus (Trin.) Nees | E | Description |
| congoensis Franch. | N,C,E | Description |
| consimilis Fresen. | N,W,E,S | Description, Image |
| cordofanus (Steud.) Coss. | N,W,E,S | Description |
| festivus Hochst. ex A. Rich. | N,W,C,E,S | Description, Image |
| fimbriatus (Trin.) Nees | N,W,C,E,S | Description |
| ioclados (Trin.) Nees | N,W,C,E,S | Description |
| mauritianus (Steud.) T. Durand & Schinz | C,E,S | Description |
| micranthus (Steud.) T. Durand & Schinz | N,W,C,S | Description |
| molleri Hack. | N,C,E,S | Description, Image |
| mopane Cope[End] | N | Description |
| myrianthus Benth. | N,W,C,E | Description |
| nitens Stent | W,S | Description |
| panicoides A. Rich. | N,W,C,E,S | Description, Image |
| piliferus (Trin.) Kunth | C,E | Description |
| pyramidalis P. Beauv. | N,W,C,E,S | Description, Image |
| sanguineus Rendle | N,C,E,S | Description, Image |
| spicatus (Vahl) Kunth | N,W | Description |
| stapfianus Gand. | N,W,C,E,S | Description, Image |
| stolzii Mez | N,W,C | Description |
| subtilis Kunth | N,C,E,S | Description, Image |
| uniglumis Stent & J.M. Rattray | N,W | Description |
| virginicus (L.) Kunth | W,S | Description, Image |
| welwitschii Rendle | E | Description |
Other sources of information about Sporobolus:
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Flora of Botswana: SporobolusFlora of Burundi: Sporobolus
Flora of Caprivi: Sporobolus
Flora of Malawi: Sporobolus
Flora of Mozambique: Sporobolus
Flora of Zambia: Sporobolus
External websites:
African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): SporobolusBHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Sporobolus
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Sporobolus
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Sporobolus
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
iNaturalist: Sporobolus
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Sporobolus
JSTOR Plant Science: Sporobolus
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Sporobolus
Plants of the World Online: Sporobolus
Tropicos: Sporobolus
Wikipedia: Sporobolus
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