Harpochloa Kunth

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

Description of the genus

Inflorescence a solitary raceme bearing pectinate spikelets. Spikelets 2–4-flowered, sessile, alternate in 2 rows on a tough axis, disarticulating above the glumes but not between the florets; glumes unequal, the inferior shorter than the superior. Caryopsis ellipsoid, trigonous.

Worldwide: Two species in Central and southern Africa.

Zambia: 1 taxon.

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Species	FZ divisions	Provinces	Content
pseudoharpechloa (Chiov.) Clayton		Nw,W

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External websites:

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

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

Bingham, M.G., Willemen, A., Wightman, N., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. and Hyde, M.A. (2024). Flora of Zambia: Genus page: Harpochloa.
https://www.zambiaflora.com/speciesdata/genus.php?genus_id=1992, retrieved 21 December 2024

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