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Martins, E.S. (2009) Juncaginaceae Flora Zambesiaca 12(2)
Herbs with a naked stem. Leaves grass-like, flat or semi-terete, with a split sheath and often a ligule. Inflorescence a single spike or raceme, elongating in fruit.Stamens subsessile. Carpels 6, alternate ones sterile; ovules solitary; stigmas 3, plumose. Fertile mericarps 3. Derivation of name: 3-barbed, referring to the fruits Worldwide: 17 species, cosmopolitan, but mainly in southern temperate zones Mozambique: 1 taxon. |
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