G.436. Dignathia Stapf

Cope, T.A. (1999) Poaceae Flora Zambesiaca 10(2)

Description of the genus

Inflorescence a cylindric false raceme; racemelets shortly pedunculate, deciduous, comprising 1–2 spikelets plus a rudiment separated by the internodes of a short curvaceous rhachis. Spikelets 1-flowered, narrowly ovate to orbicular, laterally compressed; glumes well developed, longer than the floret, thickly indurated, the superior longer than the inferior and caudate to a stiff point or awn; lemma membranous, keeled, shortly awned. Caryopsis ellipsoid, laterally compressed.

Worldwide: Five species in North West tropical Africa, Arabia and India.

Mozambique: 1 taxon.

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gracilis Stapf

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External websites:

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

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: Dignathia.
https://www.mozambiqueflora.com/speciesdata/genus.php?genus_id=2179, retrieved 28 March 2024

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