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G.356. Eragrostis
DIANDROCHLOA De Winter
STIBURUS Stapf
Poilecot, P. (2007) Eragrostis species of Zimbabwe Éditions Quae,Versailles, France
Description of the genus
Annuals or perennials, often glandular, particularly on the leaf sheaths and inflorescence. Ligule a ciliate rim, rarely membranous (japonica only). Inflorescence an open, contracted or spike-like panicle, the branches sometimes racemose. Spikelets laterally flattened, awnless; glumes usually ± equal, 1-nerved. Lemmas 3-nerved; palea a little shorter than the lemma; anthers 2-3. Caryopsis usually spherical to ellipsoid. Derivation of name: Greek combination, probably meaning love-grass. Worldwide: c. 300 species in both temperate and tropical zones Caprivi: 37 cultivated taxa. |
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Links to cultivated taxa View: living plant images - herbarium specimen images - all images for this genus
| Species | Content |
| aethiopica Chiov. | Description, Image |
| aspera (Jacq.) Nees | Description |
| atrovirens (Desf.) Steud. | Description |
| barrelieri Daveau | Description |
| caespitosa Chiov. | |
| capensis (Thunb.) Trin. | Description, Image |
| castellaneana Buscal. & Muschl. | Description |
| chapelieri (Kunth) Nees | Description, Image |
| cilianensis (All.) Vignolo ex Janch. | Description |
| ciliaris (L.) R. Br. | Description |
| congesta Oliv. | Description, Image |
| curvula (Schrad.) Nees | Description |
| exasperata Peter | |
| gangetica (Roxb.) Steud. | Description |
| heteromera Stapf | Description |
| hispida K. Schum. | Description, Image |
| homblei De Wild. | |
| inamoena K. Schum. | Description, Image |
| japonica (Thunb.) Trin. | Description, Image |
| macilenta (A. Rich.) Steud. | Description |
| mildbraedii Pilg. | |
| minor Host | |
| mollior Pilg. ex R.E. Fr. | Description, Image |
| olivacea Pilg. | |
| paniciformis (A. Braun) Steud. | |
| patens Oliv. | Description, Image |
| patula (Kunth) Steud. | |
| pilosa (L.) P. Beauv. | Description |
| prolifera (Sw.) Steud. | |
| racemosa (Thunb.) Steud. | Description, Image |
| schweinfurthii Chiov. | |
| tenuifolia (A. Rich.) Hochst. ex Steud. | Description, Image |
| tremula Hochst. ex Steud. | Description |
| turgida (Schumach.) De Wild. | |
| unioloides (Retz.) Nees ex Steud. | |
| volkensii Pilg. | Description |
| welwitschii Rendle | Description |
Other sources of information about Eragrostis:
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Flora of Botswana: EragrostisFlora of Caprivi: Eragrostis
Flora of Malawi: Eragrostis
Flora of Mozambique: Eragrostis
Flora of Zambia: Eragrostis
Flora of Zimbabwe: Eragrostis
External websites:
African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): EragrostisBHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Eragrostis
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Eragrostis
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Eragrostis
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
iNaturalist: Eragrostis
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Eragrostis
JSTOR Plant Science: Eragrostis
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Eragrostis
Plants of the World Online: Eragrostis
Tropicos: Eragrostis
Wikipedia: Eragrostis
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