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G.485. Brachiaria
PSEUDOBRACHIARIA Launert
Description of the genus
Annuals or perennials. Inflorescence of racemes along a central axis; spikelets single and adaxial, paired or rarely in fascicles. Spikelets plump, obtuse to acute; sometimes the lowest internode elongated and then forming a short stipe (B. nigropedata) lower glume usually shorter than spikelet; lower lemma awnless (rarely in B. nigropedata and B. serrata with a short awn point); upper lemma as long as the spikelet, coriaceous to crustaceous; apex acute, obtuse or rarely mucronulate. Worldwide: c. 100 species in warm regions, mainly Africa Zimbabwe: 20 taxa. Insects associated with this genus:
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| Species | FZ divisions | Content |
| arrecta (T. Durand & Schinz) Stent | N,W,C,E | Description, Image |
| bovonei (Chiov.) Robyns | N,W,C,E,S | Description, Image |
| brizantha (A. Rich.) Stapf | N,W,C,E,S | Description, Image |
| deflexa (Schumach.) Robyns | N,W,C,E,S | Description, Image |
| dictyoneura (Fig. & De Not.) Stapf | N,W,C,E,S | Description |
| dura Stapf | W | Description |
| eruciformis (J.E. Sm.) Griseb. | N,W,C,E,S | Description |
| grossa Stapf | N,W,C,E,S | Description |
| jubata (Fig. & De Not.) Stapf | N,W,C | Description |
| leucacrantha (K. Schum.) Stapf | W | Description |
| malacodes (Mez & K. Schum.) Scholz | N | Description |
| nigropedata (Ficalho & Hiern) Stapf | N,W,C,E,S | Description, Image |
| ramosa (L.) Stapf | N,W,C,E,S | Description |
| rugulosa Stapf | N | Description |
| scalaris Pilg. | E | Description |
| serrata (Thunb.) Stapf | N,W,C,E,S | Description, Image |
| serrifolia (Hochst.) Stapf | E,S | Description |
| subulifolia (Mez) Clayton | N,W,C,E | Description |
| umbellata (Trin.) Clayton | E | Description |
| xantholeuca (Schinz) Stapf | N,W,C,E,S | Description, Image |
Other sources of information about Brachiaria:
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Flora of Botswana: BrachiariaFlora of Burundi: Brachiaria
Flora of Caprivi: Brachiaria
Flora of Malawi: Brachiaria
Flora of Mozambique: Brachiaria
Flora of Zambia: Brachiaria
Flora of Zimbabwe: cultivated Brachiaria
External websites:
African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): BrachiariaBHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Brachiaria
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Brachiaria
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Brachiaria
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
iNaturalist: Brachiaria
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Brachiaria
JSTOR Plant Science: Brachiaria
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Brachiaria
Plants of the World Online: Brachiaria
Tropicos: Brachiaria
Wikipedia: Brachiaria
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