Genus: Eriochrysis
Life
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> Family: Poaceae
There are about seven species worldwide (Africa,
India and tropical America) of which three are native to southern Africa.
Species native to southern Africa
List from
Plants
of Southern Africa - an Online Checklist (SANBI) and
Flora of Zimbabwe.
Eriochrysis
brachypogon
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Eriochrysis
pallida |
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Eriochrysis
purpurata Recorded from Zimbabwe. |
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