G.366. Harpachne Hochst. ex A. Rich.

Description of the genus

Perennials. Inflorescence a single bottle-brush raceme with mostly reflexed spikelets borne on slender pedicels. Spikelets with many florets, laterally flattened, falling entire. Glumes 1-nerved, unequal. Lemmas 3-nerved, acuminate.

Worldwide: 2 species occurring in E and NE Africa and Arabia

DRC: 0 cultivated taxa.

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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Harpachne
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Harpachne
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Harpachne
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Harpachne
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iNaturalist: Harpachne
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Harpachne
JSTOR Plant Science: Harpachne
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Harpachne
Plants of the World Online: Harpachne
Tropicos: Harpachne
Wikipedia: Harpachne
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The DRC flora team (2026). Flora of the Democratic Republic of the Congo: Cultivated plants: Genus page: Harpachne.
https://www.drcongoflora.com/cult/genus.php?genus_id=167, retrieved 14 September 2026

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