G.474. Acroceras Stapf

Description of the genus

Annuals or perennials. Inflorescence of racemes borne on a central axis. Spikelets in pairs, dorsally or weakly laterally flattened; lower glume 1/2 to 3/4 length of spikelet; upper glume and lower lemma thickened and laterally flattened at apex as if nipped by pincers; upper lemma dorsally flattened, crustaceous, with a little green crest at apex; palea usually with reflexed trip protruding slightly from lemma.

Worldwide: 19 species in the Old World tropics.

Caprivi: 1 taxon.

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Flora of Botswana: Acroceras
Flora of Caprivi: cultivated Acroceras
Flora of Malawi: Acroceras
Flora of Mozambique: Acroceras
Flora of Zambia: Acroceras
Flora of Zimbabwe: Acroceras

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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Acroceras
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IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Acroceras
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Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Acroceras
Plants of the World Online: Acroceras
Tropicos: Acroceras
Wikipedia: Acroceras

Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave, 2014-24

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2024). Flora of Caprivi: Genus page: Acroceras.
https://www.capriviflora.com/speciesdata/genus.php?genus_id=193, retrieved 19 March 2024

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