G.569. Eriochrysis P. Beauv.

Fayaz, F. (2011) Encyclopedia of Tropical Plants Firefly Books, New Zealand

Description of the genus

Tufted perennials. Inflorescence narrow, rufous or tawny, with several racemes ± appressed along the central axis; racemes short, dense, the rhachis fragile; sessile and pedicellate spikelets ± similar. Sessile spikelets bearded with rufous or tawny hairs from the callus; lower glume rounded on back; lower floret a hyaline lemma; upper floret bisexual; lemma shorter than spikelet, hyaline. Pedicellate spikelet smaller than sessile, its upper floret bisexual.

Worldwide: 7 species occurring in tropical America, Africa and India

Malawi: 3 taxa.

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Species	FZ divisions	Content
brachypogon (Stapf) Stapf	N	Description
pallida Munro	N,C	Description, Image
purpurata (Rendle) Stapf	N,S	Description

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