459.050 Alinula J. Raynal

Description of the genus

Slender annual. Stems scapose. Leaves eligulate; bracts leaf-like. Inflorescences congested. Spikes ovoid with many spikelet bracts. Spikelets 10-flowered with scales. Nutlet rounded with a short beak.

Worldwide: Includes 4 species from DR Congo to Ethiopia in the north and Namibia and Madagascar in the south.

Zambia: 2 taxa.

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Species	FZ divisions	Provinces	Content
malawica (J. Raynal) Goetgh. & Vorster[DD]		N
peteri (Kük.) Goetgh. & Vorster		S

Other sources of information about Alinula:

Our websites:

Flora of Caprivi: Alinula
Flora of Malawi: Alinula
Flora of Mozambique: Alinula
Flora of Zimbabwe: Alinula

External websites:

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

Copyright: Mike Bingham, Annette Willemen, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Mark Hyde, 2011-24

Bingham, M.G., Willemen, A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. and Hyde, M.A. (2024). Flora of Zambia: Genus page: Alinula.
https://www.zambiaflora.com/speciesdata/genus.php?genus_id=270, retrieved 18 April 2024

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