G.337. Leptochloa P. Beauv.

DIPLACHNE P. Beauv.

Description of the genus

Annuals or perennials. Inflorescence of several to many racemes, arranged on a central axis. Spikelets 1-several-flowered, laterally flattened, disarticulating above the glumes and between the florets. Glumes persistent, membranous, 1-nerved, shorter than the spikelet. Lemmas 3-nerved, obtuse or 2-toothed at the apex, sometimes mucronate, rarely with a short awn.

Worldwide: c. 40 species throughout the tropics and in warm temperate parts of America and Australia

Zambia: 6 taxa.

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Species	FZ divisions	Provinces	Content
caerulescens Steud.	C,E	N,E
chinensis (L.) Nees	B	W	Description, Image
fusca (L.) Kunth.	B,W,E,S	Cb,E,S,W	Description
gigantea (Launert) Cope	N,W,C	Nw,N,C
panicea (Retz.) Ohwi	C,E,S	N,E,Lk	Description
uniflora Hochst. ex A. Rich.	N,C,S	N,E,Lk,S	Description

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Flora of Botswana: Leptochloa
Flora of Burundi: Leptochloa
Flora of Caprivi: Leptochloa
Flora of Malawi: Leptochloa
Flora of Mozambique: Leptochloa
Flora of Zimbabwe: Leptochloa

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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Leptochloa
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IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Leptochloa
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Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Leptochloa
Plants of the World Online: Leptochloa
Tropicos: Leptochloa
Wikipedia: Leptochloa