G.302. Schmidtia Steud. ex J.A. Schmidt

Description of the genus

Annuals or perennials. Spikelets 4-6(-9)-flowered; glumes subequal, persistent, 9-11-nerved; lemma dorsally long-villous towards the base, usually scabrid, 6-lobed to nearly the middle with 5 scabrid awns between the membranous lobes; callus bearded.

Worldwide: 2 species occurring in Africa, Cape Verde Is and Pakistan

Caprivi: 2 taxa.

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Species	Content
kalahariensis Stent
pappophoroides Steud. ex J.A. Schmidt	Description, Image

Other sources of information about Schmidtia:

Our websites:

Flora of Botswana: Schmidtia
Flora of Malawi: Schmidtia
Flora of Mozambique: Schmidtia
Flora of Zambia: Schmidtia
Flora of Zimbabwe: Schmidtia

External websites:

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

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 Caprivi: Genus page: Schmidtia.
https://www.capriviflora.com/speciesdata/genus.php?genus_id=152, retrieved 21 November 2024

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