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G.512. Stenotaphrum
Description of the genus
Annuals or perennials. Inflorescence of very short racemes, sunk in cavities on one or both sides of a thickened, foliaceous or corky, axis; racemes with 1-8 spikelets the raceme rhachis ending in a point. Spikelets abaxial; glumes both short or upper as long as spikelet; lower lemma coriaceous; upper lemma chartaceous. Derivation of name: from Greek: stenos meaning narrow and taphros meaning a trench, referring to the cavities in the raceme axis. Worldwide: 7 species in tropical and warm regions. Mozambique: 2 taxa. |
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Links to taxa: View: living plant images - herbarium specimen images - all images for this genus
| Species | FZ divisions | Content |
| dimidiatum (L.) Brongn. | Z,MS,GI | Description, Image |
| secundatum (Walt.) Kuntze |
Other sources of information about Stenotaphrum:
Our websites:
Flora of Caprivi: StenotaphrumFlora of Zimbabwe: Stenotaphrum
Flora of Zimbabwe: cultivated Stenotaphrum
External websites:
African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): StenotaphrumBHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Stenotaphrum
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Stenotaphrum
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Stenotaphrum
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
iNaturalist: Stenotaphrum
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Stenotaphrum
JSTOR Plant Science: Stenotaphrum
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Stenotaphrum
Plants of the World Online: Stenotaphrum
Tropicos: Stenotaphrum
Wikipedia: Stenotaphrum
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