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G.629. Hemarthria
Description of the genus
Perennials. Ligule a ciliate membrane. Inflorescence a single tough, dorsally flattened, raceme. Rhachis internodes and pedicels stout, clavate; pedicels fused to the internode. Sessile spikelet dorsally flattened; lower glume narrowly elliptic, smooth; lower floret reduced to a lemma; upper lemma awnless. Pedicelled spikelet similar to sessile but lacking a callus. Worldwide: 12 species in warm regions of the Old World Zimbabwe: 1 taxon. |
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| Species | FZ divisions | Content |
| altissima (Poir.) Stapf & C.E. Hubb. | N,W,C,E,S | Description, Image |
Other sources of information about Hemarthria:
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Flora of Botswana: HemarthriaFlora of Burundi: Hemarthria
Flora of Caprivi: Hemarthria
Flora of Malawi: Hemarthria
Flora of Mozambique: Hemarthria
Flora of Zambia: Hemarthria
External websites:
African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): HemarthriaBHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Hemarthria
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Hemarthria
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Hemarthria
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
iNaturalist: Hemarthria
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Hemarthria
JSTOR Plant Science: Hemarthria
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Hemarthria
Plants of the World Online: Hemarthria
Tropicos: Hemarthria
Wikipedia: Hemarthria
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