dcsimg

Description

provided by Flora of Zimbabwe
Perennials. Inflorescence a single cylindric raceme; spikelets all alike, alternate, borne edgeways on and embedded in hollows in the rhachis. Spikelets 1-flowered with a rhachilla extension (and sometimes an extra vestigial floret), dorsally flattened, falling entire. Lower glume minute (but well-developed in the terminal spikelet); upper glume 5-12-nerved, appressed to the rhachis, covering the sunken floret, acute to caudately awned. Lemma 3-nerved, membranous, obtuse to acute; palea hyaline.
license
cc-by-nc
copyright
Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten and Petra Ballings
bibliographic citation
Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T. and Ballings, P. (2002-2014). Lepturus Flora of Zimbabwe website. Accessed 28 August 2014 at http://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/genus.php?genus_id=172
author
Mark Hyde
author
Bart Wursten
author
Petra Ballings
original
visit source
partner site
Flora of Zimbabwe

Lepturus

provided by wikipedia EN

Lepturus (common name thintail) is a genus of plants in the grass family, native to Asia, Africa, Australia, and various islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans.[2][3][4][5][6]

Species[1][7][8]
formerly included[1]

numerous species now considered better suited in other genera: Hemarthria Henrardia Hainardia Oropetium Parapholis Scribneria

References

license
cc-by-sa-3.0
copyright
Wikipedia authors and editors
original
visit source
partner site
wikipedia EN

Lepturus: Brief Summary

provided by wikipedia EN
license
cc-by-sa-3.0
copyright
Wikipedia authors and editors
original
visit source
partner site
wikipedia EN