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.

Mozambique: 3 taxa.

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Species	FZ divisions	Content
atribulbus (KüK.) Napper	MS (other?)
pelophilus (Ridl.) C.B.Clarke	GI	Image
polystachyos (Rottb.) P. Beauv. var. laxiflorus (Benth.) C.B.Clarke	GI	Description, Image

Other sources of information about Pycreus:

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Flora of Botswana: Pycreus
Flora of Caprivi: Pycreus
Flora of Caprivi: cultivated Pycreus
Flora of Malawi: Pycreus
Flora of Zambia: Pycreus
Flora of Zimbabwe: Pycreus

External websites:

African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Pycreus
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Pycreus
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Pycreus
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Pycreus
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
iNaturalist: Pycreus
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Pycreus
JSTOR Plant Science: Pycreus
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Pycreus
Plants of the World Online: Pycreus
Tropicos: Pycreus
Wikipedia: Pycreus

Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave 2007-24

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2024). Flora of Mozambique: Genus page: Pycreus.
https://www.mozambiqueflora.com/speciesdata/genus.php?genus_id=268, retrieved 19 April 2024

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