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G.071. Leptaspis
Description of the genus
Perennial rhizomatous herbs with large broad dark green leaves, with typical slanting venation, borne on a twisted (180 degrees) pseudopetiole. Inflorescence a loose panicle with female spiklets in a group at the base and males terminal on the branchlets. Spikelets 1-flowered, unisexual. Male spikelets less conspicuous than female with 2 small, membranous, ovate glumes and a lemma similar to the glumes. Female spikelets with 2 short glumes; lemma with connate margins, utricle-like, inflated, prominently ribbed, covered with hooked hairs and (in ours) white. Stigmas 3. Caryopsis oblong, flattened. An extraordinary-looking plant which is not particularly grass-like at first glance. Worldwide: 5 species in the Old World tropics Mozambique: 1 taxon. |
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| zeylanica Nees ex Steud. | Z,MS | Description, Image |
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Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Leptaspis
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Tropicos: Leptaspis
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