Chasmopodium Stapf

Leistner, O.A. (2005) Seed plants of southern tropical Africa: families and genera SABONET Report No. 26 SABONET, Pretoria

Description of the genus

Robust annuals or perennials sparingly branched. Leaves: blades lanceolate-linear, broad; ligule a fringe of hairs. Inflorescence axillary, a single subcylindric dorsiventral raceme with paired spikelets; internodes squatly clavate, shorter than spikelets. Sessile spikelet: callus truncate, with large central knob; lower glume oblong-ovate, crustaceous, smooth, pallid, narrowly winged on keels above, lower flower male, with palea. Pedicelled spikelet well-developed; pedicel free, stout.

Worldwide: 3 species in tropical west Africa, 1 species in southern tropical Africa.

Caprivi: 1 cultivated taxon.

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Species	Content
purpurascens (Robyns) Clayton

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