459.010 Pycreus P. Beauv.

Description of the genus

Annual or perennial herbs. Culms triangular. Inflorescence an open anthela or congested into a dense head. Spikelets with many, (>5) florets. Glumes distichous. Perianth 0. Stamens 2-3. Stigmas 2. Fruit a nutlet, laterally flattened.

Worldwide: c. 70 species, widespread in warm regions.

Zambia: 31 taxa.

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SpeciesFZ divisionsContent
aethiops (Welw. ex Ridl.) C.B. Clarke
atribulbus (KüK.) Napper
atrorubidus Nelmes[DD]Description
capillifolius (A. Rich.) C.B. ClarkeN,W,CDescription, Image
chrysanthus (Boeckeler) C.B. ClarkeDescription
elegantulus (Steud.) C.B. ClarkeEDescription, Image
flavescens (L.) P.Beauv. ex Rchb.[Agg][LR-lc]B,N,W,C,SDescription, Image
flavescens (L.) P. Beauv. ex Rchb. var. flavescens Description
flavescens (L.) Rchb. subsp. tanäensis (Kük.) LyeDescription
intactus (Vahl) J.RaynalN,CDescription, Image
lanceolatus (Poir.) C.B. Clarke[LR-lc]N,WDescription, Image
laxespicatus (KüK.) Hoenselaar
macranthus (Boeckeler) C.B.Clarke
macrostachyos (Lam.) J. Raynal
melas (Ridl.) C.B. Clarke
micromelas Lye[DD]
mundtii Nees var. uniceps (C.B. Clarke) NapperDescription
mundtii Nees[Agg]B,N,W,C,E,SDescription, Image
mundtii Nees var. mundtii Description
muricatus (Kük.) Napper
nigricans (Steud.) C.B. Clarke
nitidus (Lam.) J. Raynal
pelophilus (Ridl.) C.B.ClarkeImage
poikilostachys Nelmes[DD]
polystachyos (Rottb.) P. Beauv. var. laxiflorus (Benth.) C.B.ClarkeB,C,E,SDescription, Image
polystachyos (Rottb.) P.Beauv. var. polystachyos SDescription
pumilus (L.) Nees
sanguinolentus (Vahl) Nees SDescription, Image
unioloides (R. Br.) Urb.Image
waillyi Cherm.
zonatissimus Cherm.

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Flora of Botswana: Pycreus
Flora of Burundi: Pycreus
Flora of Caprivi: Pycreus
Flora of Malawi: Pycreus
Flora of Mozambique: Pycreus
Flora of Rwanda: Pycreus
Flora of Zimbabwe: Pycreus

External websites:

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

Copyright: Mike Bingham, Annette Willemen, Nicholas Wightman, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Mark Hyde, 2011-25

Bingham, M.G., Willemen, A., Wightman, N., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. and Hyde, M.A. (2025). Flora of Zambia: Genus page: Pycreus.
https://www.zambiaflora.com/speciesdata/genus.php?genus_id=268, retrieved 2 April 2025

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