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454.000 Ascolepis
Description of the genus
Annual or perennial herbs. Leaves crowded at culm base, lamina often inrolled. Inflorescence a compact head of 1-flowered spikelets surrounded by an involucre of leaves. Each spikelet consists of a spikelet bract, a perianth scale (squamella), a rhachilla (in a few species) and a flower. The squamella is often conspicuous and petal-like and sometimes encloses the flower, the nutlet and squamella falling together. Stamens 1-3(-5). Ovary with 2-3 stigmas. Nutlet minutely papillose. Worldwide: c. 20 species, mostly from sub-Saharan Africa; 1 in Madagascar and S America and 2 extending to Indo-China Zimbabwe: 7 taxa. |
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| Species | FZ divisions | Content |
| capensis (Kunth) Ridl. | N,C,E | Description, Image |
| densa Goetgh. | N,C | Description, Image |
| erythrocephala S.S. Hooper | C | |
| lineariglumis Lye var. lineariglumis | N,W,C,E,S | Description, Image |
| protea Welw. var. bellidiflora Welw. | N,C | Description, Image |
| protea Welw. var. stellata Goetgh. | N | |
| pusilla Ridl. | C,E | Description, Image |
Other sources of information about Ascolepis:
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Flora of Caprivi: AscolepisFlora of Malawi: Ascolepis
Flora of Mozambique: Ascolepis
Flora of Zambia: Ascolepis
External websites:
ePIC (electronic Plant Information Center): AscolepisFlora Zambesiaca web site: Ascolepis
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network) taxonomy for plants report for Ascolepis
Wikipedia: Ascolepis
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Ascolepis
Kew Herbarium catalogue: Ascolepis
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