Kampochloa Clayton

Cope, T.A. (1999) Poaceae Flora Zambesiaca 10(2)

Description of the genus

Inflorescence a solitary raceme bearing pectinate spikelets on a puberulous rhachis. Spikelets 2-flowered, laterally compressed, sessile, alternate in 2 rows on a tough axis, tardily disarticulating above the glumes but not between the florets; glumes dissimilar, subequal in length.

Worldwide: One species in Angola and Zambia.

Zambia: 1 taxon.

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brachyphylla Clayton

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External websites:

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

Copyright: Mike Bingham, Annette Willemen, Nicholas Wightman, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Mark Hyde, 2011-25

Bingham, M.G., Willemen, A., Wightman, N., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. and Hyde, M.A. (2025). Flora of Zambia: Genus page: Kampochloa.
https://www.zambiaflora.com/speciesdata/genus.php?genus_id=1999, retrieved 5 December 2025

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