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G.366. Harpachne
Description of the genus
Perennials. Inflorescence a single bottle-brush raceme with mostly reflexed spikelets borne on slender pedicels. Spikelets with many florets, laterally flattened, falling entire. Glumes 1-nerved, unequal. Lemmas 3-nerved, acuminate. Worldwide: 2 species occurring in E and NE Africa and Arabia Caprivi: 1 cultivated taxon. |
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| schimperi Hochst. ex A. Rich. | Description, Image |
Other sources of information about Harpachne:
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Flora of Zambia: HarpachneFlora of Zimbabwe: Harpachne
External websites:
African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): HarpachneBHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Harpachne
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Harpachne
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Harpachne
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iNaturalist: Harpachne
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Harpachne
JSTOR Plant Science: Harpachne
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Harpachne
Plants of the World Online: Harpachne
Tropicos: Harpachne
Wikipedia: Harpachne
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