459.010 Pycreus P. Beauv.

Description of the genus

Annual or perennial herbs. Culms triangular. Inflorescence an open anthela or congested into a dense head. Spikelets with many, (>5) florets. Glumes distichous. Perianth 0. Stamens 2-3. Stigmas 2. Fruit a nutlet, laterally flattened.

Worldwide: c. 70 species, widespread in warm regions.

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Other sources of information about Pycreus:

Flora of Zimbabwe: Pycreus
ePIC (electronic Plant Information Center): Pycreus
Flora Zambesiaca web site: Pycreus
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network) taxonomy for plants report for Pycreus
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Pycreus
Kew Herbarium catalogue: Pycreus
Kew Monocotyledon checklist: Pycreus

Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Stefaan Dondeyne 2007-13

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Dondeyne, S. (2013). Flora of Mozambique: Genus page: Pycreus.
http://www.mozambiqueflora.com/speciesdata/genus.php?genus_id=268, retrieved 22 May 2013

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