Description
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Perennial (ours) with a membranous ligule. Inflorescence terminal, composed of 1-many subdigitate racemes. Racemes cylindric or slightly flattened, obliquely jointed, very fragile; internodes clavate, with a crater-like apex.
Sessile spikelet: callus oblique, inserted into the apex of the internode;
lower glume broadly convex; margin sharply inflexed and becoming keeled towards the apex; often muricate on the sides; upper glume awnless; lower floret male with a palea; upper lemma entire and awnless. Pedicellate spikelet about as along as the sessile spikelet, long-awned (1-12 cm) from the lower glume.
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- Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T. and Ballings, P. (2002-2014). Urelytrum Flora of Zimbabwe website. Accessed 28 August 2014 at http://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/genus.php?genus_id=252
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- Bart Wursten
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- Petra Ballings
Urelytrum: Brief Summary
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Urelytrum is a genus of African plants in the grass family.
Species
Urelytrum agropyroides (Hack.) Hack. —
Madagascar, tropical + southern Africa
Urelytrum annuum Stapf — West Africa
Urelytrum auriculatum C.E.Hubb. —
Nigeria Urelytrum digitatum K.Schum. — central Africa
Urelytrum giganteum Pilg. — central Africa
Urelytrum henrardii Chippind. —
Zaïre,
Zambia,
Caprivi Strip Urelytrum isalense A.Camus —
Madagascar Urelytrum muricatum C.E.Hubb. — West Africa Formerly included
see Loxodera
Urelytrum strigosum, now
Loxodera strigosa
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