G.629. Hemarthria R.Br.

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

Mozambique: 1 taxon.

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altissima (Poir.) Stapf & C.E. Hubb.N,Z,MS,MDescription, Image

Other sources of information about Hemarthria:

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Flora of Botswana: Hemarthria
Flora of Caprivi: Hemarthria
Flora of Malawi: Hemarthria
Flora of Zambia: Hemarthria
Flora of Zimbabwe: Hemarthria

External websites:

ePIC (electronic Plant Information Center): Hemarthria
Flora Zambesiaca web site: Hemarthria
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GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network) taxonomy for plants report for Hemarthria
Wikipedia: Hemarthria
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Hemarthria
Kew Herbarium catalogue: Hemarthria

Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave 2007-23

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2023). Flora of Mozambique: Genus page: Hemarthria.
https://www.mozambiqueflora.com/speciesdata/genus.php?genus_id=257, retrieved 1 April 2023

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