Genus: Echinochloa
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There are 30-40 species worldwide (tropical and warm
temperate regions) of which 12 are native to southern Africa.
Species native to southern Africa
List from
Plants
of Southern Africa - an Online Checklist (SANBI) and
Flora of Zimbabwe.
Echinochloa
colona
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Echinochloa
crus-galli |
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Echinochloa
crus-pavonis |
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Echinochloa esculenta
[= Echinochloa utilis] Recorded
from Zimbabwe. |
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Echinochloa frumentacea
Recorded from Zimbabwe. |
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Echinochloa
haploclada |
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Echinochloa
holubii |
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Echinochloa
jubata |
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Echinochloa oryzoides
Recorded from Zimbabwe. |
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Echinochloa
pyramidalis |
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Echinochloa stagnina |
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Echinochloa
ugandensis |
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