G.485. Brachiaria (Trin.) Griseb.

PSEUDOBRACHIARIA Launert

Description of the genus

Annuals or perennials. Inflorescence of racemes along a central axis; spikelets single and adaxial, paired or rarely in fascicles. Spikelets plump, obtuse to acute; sometimes the lowest internode elongated and then forming a short stipe (B. nigropedata) lower glume usually shorter than spikelet; lower lemma awnless (rarely in B. nigropedata and B. serrata with a short awn point); upper lemma as long as the spikelet, coriaceous to crustaceous; apex acute, obtuse or rarely mucronulate.

Worldwide: c. 100 species in warm regions, mainly Africa

Caprivi: 8 taxa.

The larvae of the following species of insect eat species of this genus:
Cnaphalocrocis trapezalis (Lined pearl)
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SpeciesContent
brizantha (A. Rich.) StapfDescription, Image
deflexa (Schumach.) RobynsDescription, Image
dictyoneura (Fig. & De Not.) StapfDescription
dura StapfDescription
eruciformis (J.E. Sm.) Griseb.Description
grossa StapfDescription
nigropedata (Ficalho & Hiern) StapfDescription, Image
xantholeuca (Schinz) StapfDescription, Image

Other sources of information about Brachiaria:

Our websites:

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

External websites:

African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Brachiaria
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Brachiaria
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Brachiaria
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Brachiaria
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
iNaturalist: Brachiaria
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Brachiaria
JSTOR Plant Science: Brachiaria
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Brachiaria
Plants of the World Online: Brachiaria
Tropicos: Brachiaria
Wikipedia: Brachiaria

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: Brachiaria.
https://www.capriviflora.com/speciesdata/genus.php?genus_id=197, retrieved 28 March 2024

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