G.514. Tricholaena Schrad. ex Schult. & Schult. f.

Description of the genus

Perennials, rarely annuals. Leaves: lamina rigid, glaucous, frequently involute. Inflorescence a panicle. Spikelets slightly laterally flattened, awnless; lower glume small or suppressed, upper as long as spikelet, thinly membranous; lower floret male, its lemma resembling the upper glume, 5(-7)-nerved; upper lemma smaller than the lower, dorsally flattened, firmly cartilaginous, smooth and shining, white.

Worldwide: 4 species occurring from the Mediterranean region to Macaronesia and Africa

Zambia: 1 taxon.

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Flora of Botswana: Tricholaena
Flora of Caprivi: Tricholaena
Flora of Malawi: Tricholaena
Flora of Mozambique: Tricholaena
Flora of Zimbabwe: Tricholaena

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Copyright: Mike Bingham, Annette Willemen, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Mark Hyde, 2011-24

Bingham, M.G., Willemen, A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. and Hyde, M.A. (2024). Flora of Zambia: Genus page: Tricholaena.
https://www.zambiaflora.com/speciesdata/genus.php?genus_id=205, retrieved 19 March 2024

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