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Annuals or perennials. Inflorescence of racemes borne on a central axis. Spikelets in pairs, dorsally or weakly laterally flattened; lower glume 1/2 to 3/4 length of spikelet; upper glume and lower lemma thickened and laterally flattened at apex as if nipped by pincers; upper lemma dorsally flattened, crustaceous, with a little green crest at apex; palea usually with reflexed trip protruding slightly from lemma. Worldwide: 19 species in the Old World tropics. Zambia: 1 taxon. |
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| Species | FZ divisions | Provinces | Content |
| macrum Stapf | B,N,W,C,S | C,Lk,W |
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