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G.465. Sacciolepis
Description of the genus
Annuals or perennials. Inflorescence a dense, spike-like panicle (in ours), rarely open. Spikelets laterally flattened (dorsally in S. interrupta), asymmetrical; glumes prominently ribbed; lower 1/4 to 3/4 the length of the spikelet; upper glume equalling spikelet and gibbous; lower lemma resembling upper glume but less gibbous; upper lemma dorsally flattened, thinly coriaceous to cartilaginous; margin flat or involute but never hyaline Worldwide: 30 species in tropical and warm areas, especially Africa Zimbabwe: 9 taxa. |
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| Species | FZ divisions | Content |
| africana C.E. Hubb. & Snowden | N,C | Description |
| chevalieri Stapf | N,W,C,E | Description |
| curvata (L.) Chase | E,S | Description |
| indica (L.) Chase | C | Description |
| interrupta (Willd.) Stapf | N,W,C | Description |
| micrococca Mez | N | Description |
| spiciformis (A. Rich.) Stapf | N,W,C,E,S | Description |
| transbarbata Stapf | N | Description |
| typhura (Stapf) Stapf | N,W,C,E,S | Description, Image |
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External websites:
African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): SacciolepisBHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Sacciolepis
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Sacciolepis
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iNaturalist: Sacciolepis
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Sacciolepis
JSTOR Plant Science: Sacciolepis
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Sacciolepis
Plants of the World Online: Sacciolepis
Tropicos: Sacciolepis
Wikipedia: Sacciolepis
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