462.000 Kyllinga
Description of the genus
Annual or perennial herbs. Culms triangular. Inflorescence a single ovate or hemispheric head, sometimes more complex additional lateral heads. Spikelets with relatively few, 1-2 (-5) florets. Glumes distichous. Perianth 0. Stamens 1-3. Stigmas 2. Fruit a nutlet, cylindric or ellipsoid, laterally flattened, usually dark brown to black when mature. Worldwide: 40 species in warm regions, especially Africa and Madagascar Zimbabwe: 12 taxa. |
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| Species | FZ divisions | Content |
| alba Nees | N,W,C,E,S | Description, Image |
| bulbosa P. Beauv. | E | |
| crassipes Boeckeler | E | Description, Image |
| erecta Schumach. var. erecta | N,W,C,E | Description, Image |
| intricata Cherm. | N,W,C,S | Description, Image |
| melanosperma Nees | N,(W),C,E,(S) | Description, Image |
| merxmuelleri Podlech | N,W,C,E | |
| odorata Vahl | C,E | Image |
| pauciflora Ridl. | E | |
| platyphylla K. Schum. | N,C,E | |
| pumila Michx. | W,E | Description |
| squamulata Thonn. ex Vahl | C,E | Description, Image |
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Wikipedia: Kyllinga