459.010 Pycreus P. Beauv.

Description of the genus

Annual or perennial herbs. Culms triangular. Inflorescence an open anthela or congested into a dense head. Spikelets with many, (>5) florets. Glumes distichous. Perianth 0. Stamens 2-3. Stigmas 2. Fruit a nutlet, laterally flattened.

Worldwide: c. 70 species, widespread in warm regions.

Botswana: 14 taxa.

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SpeciesFZ divisionsContent
aethiops (Welw. ex Ridl.) C.B. Clarke
chrysanthus (Boeckeler) C.B. ClarkeDescription
flavescens (L.) P. Beauv. ex Rchb. var. flavescens Description
macranthus (Boeckeler) C.B.Clarke
macrostachyos (Lam.) J. Raynal
mundtii Nees var. uniceps (C.B. Clarke) NapperDescription
mundtii Nees var. mundtii Description
nitidus (Lam.) J. Raynal
okavangensis Podlech[LR-lc]N
pelophilus (Ridl.) C.B.ClarkeImage
polystachyos (Rottb.) P. Beauv. var. laxiflorus (Benth.) C.B.ClarkeDescription, Image
pumilus (L.) Nees
unioloides (R. Br.) Urb.Image
waillyi Cherm.

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Flora of Burundi: Pycreus
Flora of Caprivi: Pycreus
Flora of Malawi: Pycreus
Flora of Mozambique: Pycreus
Flora of Zambia: Pycreus
Flora of Zimbabwe: Pycreus

External websites:

African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Pycreus
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Pycreus
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Pycreus
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Pycreus
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iNaturalist: Pycreus
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Pycreus
JSTOR Plant Science: Pycreus
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Pycreus
Plants of the World Online: Pycreus
Tropicos: Pycreus
Wikipedia: Pycreus

Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave, 2014-24

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2024). Flora of Botswana: Genus page: Pycreus.
https://www.botswanaflora.com/speciesdata/genus.php?genus_id=268, retrieved 14 December 2024

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