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G.301. Enneapogon
Description of the genus
Perennials, rarely annuals. Inflorescence a contracted, often spike-like panicle. Spikelets 3-flowered, laterally flattened, disarticulating above the glumes and below the fertile florets. Lowest floret bisexual; second male or sterile, third reduced, often only a tuft of awns. Glumes persistent, 3-5(-7)-nerved, equal or subequal, membranous; upper as long as the lower lemma. Lemma of the lowest floret 9-nerved, with 9 ciliate awns, dorsally rounded, densely villous (at least below the middle); awns scaberulous or plumose, 3-5 times as long as the body of the lemma. Worldwide: 28 species in the tropics and subtropics, especially Africa and Australia Zimbabwe: 3 taxa. |
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| Species | FZ divisions | Content |
| cenchroides (Licht. ex Roem. & Schult.) C.E. Hubb. | N,W,E,S | Description, Image |
| desvauxii P. Beauv. | S | Description, Image |
| scoparius Stapf | E,S | Description |
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Flora of Botswana: EnneapogonFlora of Caprivi: Enneapogon
Flora of Mozambique: Enneapogon
Flora of Zambia: Enneapogon
External websites:
African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): EnneapogonBHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Enneapogon
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Enneapogon
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Enneapogon
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iNaturalist: Enneapogon
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Enneapogon
JSTOR Plant Science: Enneapogon
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Enneapogon
Plants of the World Online: Enneapogon
Tropicos: Enneapogon
Wikipedia: Enneapogon
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