G.448. Poecilostachys Hack.

CHLOACHNE Stapf

Description of the genus

Perennial grass (in ours) confined to shady places in evergreen forests. Inflorescence composed of 1-sided racemes. Spikelets laterally flattened. Lower glume shorter (1/3 - 2/3) than the spikelet. Upper lemma strongly laterally flattened.

Worldwide: 20 species, all but P. oplismenoides confined to Madagascar

Malawi: 1 taxon.

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Species	FZ divisions	Content
oplismenoides (Hack.) Clayton	N,S	Description, Image

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Flora of Zambia: Poecilostachys
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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Poecilostachys
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Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Poecilostachys
Plants of the World Online: Poecilostachys
Tropicos: Poecilostachys
Wikipedia: Poecilostachys

Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave, 2014-24

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2024). Flora of Malawi: Genus page: Poecilostachys.
https://www.malawiflora.com/speciesdata/genus.php?genus_id=188, retrieved 21 November 2024

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