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7908.000 Elytraria
Description of the genus
Short, acaulescent herb (in ours) with leaves in a basal rosette. Inflorescence a terminal narrow spike borne on a peduncle which bears alternate, ovate bracts from base to apex; bracts with membranous margin, fringed with woolly hairs. Calyx slightly zygomorphic, 5-lobed. Corolla 2-lipped. Fertile stamens 2 with 2-thecous anthers. Style branches 2. Capsule slightly beaked; seeds not borne on retinacula. Worldwide: 17 species in tropical and warm regions Mozambique: 1 taxon. |
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| Species | FZ divisions | Content |
| acaulis (L.f.) Lindau | N,Z,T,MS,GI | Description, Image |
Other sources of information about Elytraria:
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Flora of Botswana: ElytrariaFlora of Malawi: Elytraria
Flora of Zambia: Elytraria
Flora of Zimbabwe: Elytraria
External websites:
African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): ElytrariaBHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Elytraria
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Elytraria
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Elytraria
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
iNaturalist: Elytraria
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Elytraria
JSTOR Plant Science: Elytraria
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Elytraria
Plants of the World Online: Elytraria
Tropicos: Elytraria
Wikipedia: Elytraria
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