G.589. Chrysopogon Trin.

VETIVERIA Bory

Description of the genus

Perennials. Inflorescence a panicle with an elongated central axis and whorled branches; rhachis internodes and pedicels slender, filiform. Spikelets in pairs, markedly different from each other: sessile spikelet laterally flattened; glumes subequal, awned or awnless; lower glume often minutely spiny on the keels and muricate or mammilate on the back; upper lemma entire or 2-lobed. Pedicellate spikelet male or neuter.

Worldwide: 26 species in warm regions, especially Old World.

Zimbabwe: 2 taxa.

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Species	FZ divisions	Content
nigritanus (Benth.) Veldk.	N,W,C	Description, Image
serrulatus Trin.	N,W,C,S	Description

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Flora of Botswana: Chrysopogon
Flora of Caprivi: Chrysopogon
Flora of Malawi: Chrysopogon
Flora of Mozambique: Chrysopogon
Flora of Zambia: Chrysopogon
Flora of Zambia: cultivated Chrysopogon
Flora of Zimbabwe: cultivated Chrysopogon

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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Chrysopogon
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Chrysopogon
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Chrysopogon
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iNaturalist: Chrysopogon
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Chrysopogon
JSTOR Plant Science: Chrysopogon
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Chrysopogon
Plants of the World Online: Chrysopogon
Tropicos: Chrysopogon
Wikipedia: Chrysopogon