Genus: Elytrophorus
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> Family: Poaceae
There are about four species worldwide (tropical
Africa, Asia and Australia) of which two are native to southern Africa.
Species native to southern Africa
List from
Plants
of Southern Africa - an Online Checklist (SANBI) and
Flora of Zimbabwe.
Elytrophorus
globularis
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Elytrophorus
spicatus |
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