2328.030 Centrostachys Wall.

Description of the genus

Robust perennial herb of aquatic or marshy situations. Leaves opposite, entire. Inflorescence of elongate spikes, terminal on main stem and branches. Bracts persistent, hyaline. Perianth segments 5; upper tepal longest and narrowest. Pseudostaminodes present. Ovary with a single pendulous ovule. Capsule thin-walled.

Worldwide: 1 species in tropical Africa from Nigeria to Sudan south to Mozambique and Zimbabwe; also in India, Sri Lanka and Indonesia.

Botswana: 1 taxon.

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Species	FZ divisions	Content
aquatica (R. Br.) Wall. ex Moq.	?	Description

Other sources of information about Centrostachys:

Our websites:

Flora of Burundi: Centrostachys
Flora of Mozambique: Centrostachys
Flora of Zambia: Centrostachys
Flora of Zimbabwe: Centrostachys

External websites:

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

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 Botswana: Genus page: Centrostachys.
https://www.botswanaflora.com/speciesdata/genus.php?genus_id=537, retrieved 21 November 2024

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