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G.521. Stereochlaena
CHLORIDION Stapf
Description of the genus
Annuals or perennials. Inflorescence of paired or digitate racemes with narrowly winged triquetrous rhachis; spikelets paired. Spikelets awned; lower glume minute or 0; upper glume very short to as long as the spikelet and sometimes awned; lower lemma scabrid, prominently nerved, entire to 3-dentate, terminating in a straight awn; upper lemma cartilaginous; apex acute to acuminate; margin flat and thin, enfolding and concealing the palea. Worldwide: 5 species in tropical and South Africa Zimbabwe: 1 taxon. |
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| Species | FZ divisions | Content |
| cameronii (Stapf) Pilg. | N,W,C,E,S | Description, Image |
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Flora of Botswana: StereochlaenaFlora of Malawi: Stereochlaena
Flora of Mozambique: Stereochlaena
Flora of Zambia: Stereochlaena
External websites:
African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): StereochlaenaBHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Stereochlaena
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Stereochlaena
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Stereochlaena
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iNaturalist: Stereochlaena
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Stereochlaena
JSTOR Plant Science: Stereochlaena
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Stereochlaena
Plants of the World Online: Stereochlaena
Tropicos: Stereochlaena
Wikipedia: Stereochlaena
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