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G.481. Alloteropsis
Description of the genus
Annuals or perennials. Inflorescence of irregular racemes, these digitate or in whorls on a short common axis; racemes sometimes bare at base bearing the spikelets in pairs or in clusters. Spikelets ovate to elliptic; glumes acute to shortly awned; lower c. 1/2 as long, upper as long as the spikelet with ciliate margin; upper lemma awned, crisply chartaceous; margin involute. Worldwide: 6 species in the Old World tropics Zimbabwe: 3 taxa. |
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| Species | FZ divisions | Content |
| cimicina (L.) Stapf | N,W,C,S | Description |
| semialata (R. Br.) Hitchc. subsp. eckloniana (Nees) Gibbs Russ. | E | Description |
| semialata (R. Br.) Hitchc. subsp. semialata | N,W,C,E,S | Description, Image |
Other sources of information about Alloteropsis:
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Flora of Botswana: AlloteropsisFlora of Burundi: Alloteropsis
Flora of Caprivi: Alloteropsis
Flora of Malawi: Alloteropsis
Flora of Mozambique: Alloteropsis
Flora of Zambia: Alloteropsis
External websites:
African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): AlloteropsisBHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Alloteropsis
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Alloteropsis
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Alloteropsis
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
iNaturalist: Alloteropsis
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Alloteropsis
JSTOR Plant Science: Alloteropsis
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Alloteropsis
Plants of the World Online: Alloteropsis
Tropicos: Alloteropsis
Wikipedia: Alloteropsis
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