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Genus: Cynodon
Life
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> Family: Poaceae
There are about 10 species worldwide (warm climates)
of which eight are native to southern Africa and two are naturalised. Widely used for lawns and
sports grounds.
Species native to southern Africa
List from
Plants
of Southern Africa - an Online Checklist (SANBI) and
Flora of Zimbabwe.
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Cynodon
bradleyi |
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Cynodon
dactylon (Couch grass) See
Wikipedia |
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Cynodon
decipiens |
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Cynodon
hirsutus |
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Cynodon
incompletus |
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Cynodon
plectostachyus Recorded from Zimbabwe. |
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Cynodon
polevansii |
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Cynodon
transvaalensis |
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Species naturalised in southern Africa
List from
Plants of Southern Africa - an Online Checklist (SANBI).
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Cynodon aethiopicus |
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Cynodon
nlemfuensis |
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