Description
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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.
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- Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T. and Ballings, P. (2002-2014). Centrostachys Flora of Zimbabwe website. Accessed 28 August 2014 at http://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/genus.php?genus_id=537
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- Bart Wursten
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- Petra Ballings
Centrostachys: Brief Summary
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Centrostachys is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Amaranthaceae.
Its native range is Tropical Africa, Tropical and Subtropical Asia.
Species:
Centrostachys aquatica (R.Br.) Moq.
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