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G.563. Trichopteryx
Description of the genus
Annuals or perennials. Inflorescence an open or contracted panicle; spikelets brown, borne singly or in pairs, the pedicels free. Lower lemma 3-nerved. Callus semicircular. Upper lemma 2-lobed, the lobes finely awned and with a tuft of hair on the back below each lobe and a persistent awn from the sinus. Worldwide: 5 species in tropical and South Africa and Madagascar. Caprivi: 4 cultivated taxa. |
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Links to cultivated taxa View: living plant images - herbarium specimen images - all images for this genus
| Species | Content |
| elegantula (Hook. f.) Stapf | |
| fruticulosa Chiov. | |
| marungensis Chiov. | Description |
| stolziana Henr. | Description, Image |
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Flora of Zimbabwe: Trichopteryx
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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): TrichopteryxBHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Trichopteryx
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Trichopteryx
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Trichopteryx
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IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Trichopteryx
JSTOR Plant Science: Trichopteryx
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Trichopteryx
Plants of the World Online: Trichopteryx
Tropicos: Trichopteryx
Wikipedia: Trichopteryx
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