G.512. Stenotaphrum Trin.

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.

Stenotaphrum dimidiatum

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dimidiatum (L.) Brongn.C,SDescription, Image

Other sources of information about Stenotaphrum:

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Flora of Caprivi: Stenotaphrum
Flora of Mozambique: Stenotaphrum
Flora of Zimbabwe: cultivated Stenotaphrum

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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Stenotaphrum
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Stenotaphrum
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Stenotaphrum
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IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Stenotaphrum
JSTOR Plant Science: Stenotaphrum
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Stenotaphrum
Plants of the World Online: Stenotaphrum
Tropicos: Stenotaphrum
Wikipedia: Stenotaphrum

Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave, 2002-24

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2024). Flora of Zimbabwe: Genus page: Stenotaphrum.
https://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/genus.php?genus_id=204, retrieved 29 March 2024

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