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the web of life in southern Africa

Genus: Triraphis

Life > eukaryotes > Archaeoplastida > Chloroplastida > Charophyta > Streptophytina > Plantae (land plants) > Tracheophyta (vascular plants) > Euphyllophyta > Lignophyta (woody plants) > Spermatophyta (seed plants) > Angiospermae (flowering plants) > Monocotyledons > Order: Poales > Family: Poaceae

There are seven species worldwide (Africa, Arabian Peninsula, one in Australia) of which five are native to southern Africa. 

Species native to southern Africa

List from Plants of Southern Africa - an Online Checklist (SANBI) and Flora of Zimbabwe.

Triraphis andropogonoides

 

Triraphis pumilio

 

Triraphis purpurea

 

Triraphis ramosissima

 

Triraphis schinzii