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G.512. Stenotaphrum
Description of the genus
Annuals or perennials. Inflorescence of very short racemes, sunk in cavities on one or both sides of a thickened, foliaceous or corky, axis; racemes with 1-8 spikelets the raceme rhachis ending in a point. Spikelets abaxial; glumes both short or upper as long as spikelet; lower lemma coriaceous; upper lemma chartaceous. Derivation of name: from Greek: stenos meaning narrow and taphros meaning a trench, referring to the cavities in the raceme axis. Worldwide: 7 species in tropical and warm regions. Zimbabwe: 1 taxon. |
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Other sources of information about Stenotaphrum:
Our websites:
Flora of Caprivi: StenotaphrumFlora of Mozambique: Stenotaphrum
Flora of Zimbabwe: cultivated Stenotaphrum
External websites:
ePIC (electronic Plant Information Center): StenotaphrumFlora Zambesiaca web site: Stenotaphrum
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network) taxonomy for plants report for Stenotaphrum
Wikipedia: Stenotaphrum
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Stenotaphrum
Kew Herbarium catalogue: Stenotaphrum
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