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The genus Colpodium (Gramineae) in Africa
Author(s) -
Hedberg O.,
Hedberg I.
Publication year - 1994
Publication title -
nordic journal of botany
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.333
H-Index - 33
eISSN - 1756-1051
pISSN - 0107-055X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1756-1051.1994.tb01079.x
Subject(s) - biology , genus , botany , poaceae , morphology (biology) , zoology
Recent collections of the genus Colpodium from Ethiopia and South Africa made a renewed revision of the African material of this genus desirable. Apart from the two earlier recognized African species ( C. chionogeiton and C. hedbergii ) a third one is described (C. drakensbergense ), restricted to the Drakensberg area of eastern Lesotho and amply distinct both in morphology and chromosome number. The phytogeographical position of Colpodium is briefly discussed.