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G.546. Isachne
Description of the genus
Perennial grass (in ours) confined to shady places in evergreen forests. Inflorescence a diffuse panicle. Spikelets dorsally flattened, 2-flowered. Glumes 2, subequal, deciduous. Lower floret bisexual or male; upper female or bisexual. Upper lemma crisply chartaceous to crustaceous. Worldwide: 50 species, mainly in tropical regions Zimbabwe: 1 taxon. |
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Other sources of information about Isachne:
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Flora of Caprivi: cultivated IsachneFlora of Malawi: Isachne
Flora of Mozambique: Isachne
Flora of Zambia: Isachne
External websites:
African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): IsachneBHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Isachne
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Isachne
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Isachne
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
iNaturalist: Isachne
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Isachne
JSTOR Plant Science: Isachne
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Isachne
Plants of the World Online: Isachne
Tropicos: Isachne
Wikipedia: Isachne
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