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G.621. Heteropogon
Description of the genus
Annuals or perennials. Infl a solitary raceme arising terminally and in the axils, sometimes loosely aggregated in a false panicle; raceme with homogamous spikelets for the lower 1/4-2/3 of their length; internodes linear. Sessile spikelets terete; callus pungent; lower glume convex; lower floret reduced to a hyaline lemma; upper floret passing directly into an awn. Pedicellate spikelets male or barren, larger than the sessile, awnless. Worldwide: 6 species in tropical and warm Africa and S Europe Botswana: 2 taxa. |
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Links to taxa: View: living plant images - herbarium specimen images - all images for this genus
| Species | FZ divisions | Content |
| contortus (L.) P. Beauv. ex Roem. & Schult. | N,SW,SE | Description, Image |
| melanocarpus (Elliott) Benth. | N | Description, Image |
Other sources of information about Heteropogon:
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Flora of Burundi: HeteropogonFlora of Caprivi: Heteropogon
Flora of Malawi: Heteropogon
Flora of Mozambique: Heteropogon
Flora of Zambia: Heteropogon
Flora of Zimbabwe: Heteropogon
External websites:
African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): HeteropogonBHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Heteropogon
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Heteropogon
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Heteropogon
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
iNaturalist: Heteropogon
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Heteropogon
JSTOR Plant Science: Heteropogon
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Heteropogon
Plants of the World Online: Heteropogon
Tropicos: Heteropogon
Wikipedia: Heteropogon
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