Flora of Caprivi: Cultivated plants
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G.052. Olyra
Description of the genus
Monoecious forest grass with broad leaf laminae. Inflorescence a terminal panicle. Spikelets unisexual, 1-flowered, with the 2 sexes mixed or in separate inflorescences on the same plant. Female spikelets much larger than the male. Glumes 2, subequal, often acuminate or caudate. Lemmas awnless, shorter than the glumes, coriaceous or cartilaginous (female spikelets) or membranous (male spikelets). Stamens (2-)3. Worldwide: 23 species in tropical America; 1 also in Africa and Madagascar Caprivi: 1 cultivated taxon. |
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Other sources of information about Olyra:
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Flora of Malawi: OlyraFlora of Mozambique: Olyra
Flora of Zambia: Olyra
Flora of Zimbabwe: Olyra
External websites:
African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): OlyraBHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Olyra
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Olyra
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Olyra
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iNaturalist: Olyra
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Olyra
JSTOR Plant Science: Olyra
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Olyra
Plants of the World Online: Olyra
Tropicos: Olyra
Wikipedia: Olyra
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