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Guide to Common Grasses of the Luangwa Valley, Zambia / Pam Guhrs-Carr and Richard Jeffery.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Guhrs-Carr, Pam, author.
- Jeffery, Richard, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Grasses--Identification.
- Grasses.
- Genre:
- Electronic books.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (0 pages)
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Lusaka, Zambia : Gadsden Publishers, [2024]
- Summary:
- The intention of this book is to provide a convenient basic reference for professionals and amateurs alike, while stimulating curiosity and interest in the latter to appreciate a most fascinating and important aspect of the habitat, ecology, and diversity of wildlife in the Luangwa Valley ecosystem.
- Contents:
- Front Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright
- About the Wildlife &
- Environmental Conservation Society of Zambia
- About the Authors
- Contents
- 1 | Preface
- 2 | Introduction
- 3 | Acknowledgements
- 4 | The Luangwa Valley National Parks
- 5 | Introduction to Grasses of Luangwa Valley and their Ecological Importance
- 6 | The Luangwa Valley's Grassland Ecology, a Synopsis of Grassland Habitat Types
- 7 | Arrangement of this Guide
- Botanical terms
- Typical Structure of a Grass
- Types of Grass Ligules
- Types of Grass Inflorescences
- 8 | Species' Descriptions and illustrations
- PANICULATE INFLORESCENCES
- 1 Aristida congesta Roem. &
- Schult.
- 1a Aristida congesta
- 1b Aristida congesta
- 2 Aristida junciformis Trin. &
- Rupr.
- 2a Aristida junciformis
- 2b Aristida junciformis
- 3 Aristida rhiniochloa Hochst.
- 3a Aristida rhiniochloa
- 3b Aristida rhiniochloa
- 4 Eragrostis aethiopica Chiov.
- 4 Eragrostis aethiopica
- 5 Eragrostis aspera (Jacq.) Nees
- 5 Eragrostis aspera
- 6 Eragrostis cilianensis (All.) Vignolo ex Janch
- 6 Eragrostis cilianens
- 7 Eragrostis ciliaris (L.) R.Br.
- 7 Eragrostis ciliaris
- 8 Eragrostis gangetica (Roxb.) Steud.
- 8 Eragrostis gangetica
- 9 Eragrostis trichophora Coss. &
- Durieu
- 9 Eragrostis trichophora
- 10 Eragrostis viscosa (Retz.) Trin.
- 10 Eragrostis viscosa
- 11 Imperata cylindrica (L.) Raeusch.
- 11 Imperata cylindrica
- 12 Leersia hexandra Sw.
- 12 Leersia hexandra
- 13 Loudetia simplex (Nees) C.E.Hubb.
- 13a Loudetia simplex
- 13b Loudetia simplex
- 14 Melinis repens (Willd.) Zizka
- 14 Melinis repens
- 15 Oryza longistaminata A.Chev. &
- Roehr.
- 15 Oryza longistaminata
- 16 Oryza barthii A.Chev.
- 16 Oryza barthii
- 17 Panicum coloratum L.
- 17 Panicum coloratum
- 18 Panicum maximum Jacq.
- 18a Panicum maximum.
- 18b Panicum maximum
- 19 Panicum repens L.
- 19 Panicum repens
- 20 Phragmites australis (Cav.) Trin. ex Steud.
- 20 Phragmites australis
- 21 Sorghum versicolor Andersson
- 21 Sorghum versicolor
- 22 Sporobolus festivus Hochst. ex A.Rich.
- 22 Sporobolus festivus
- 23 Sporobolus panicoides A.Rich.
- 23 Sporobolus panicoides
- 24 Sporobolus pyramidalis P.Beauv.
- 24a Sporobolus pyramidalis
- 24b Sporobolus pyramidalis
- 25 Tristachya superba (De Not.) Schweinf. &
- Aschers.
- 25 Tristachya superba
- SOLITARY INFLORESCENCES
- 26 Cenchrus ciliaris L.
- 26 Cenchrus ciliaris
- 27 Ctenium concinnum Nees
- 27 Ctenium concinnum
- 28 Heteropogon contortus (L.) P.Beauv. ex Roem. &
- 28a Heteropogon contortus
- 28b Heteropogon contortus
- 29 Rottboellia cochinchinensis (Lour.) Clayton
- 29 Rottboellia cochinchinensis
- 30 Setaria incrassata (Hochst.) Hack.
- 30 Setaria incrassata
- 31 Setaria pallide-fusca (Schumach.) Stapf &
- C.E.Hubb.
- 31 Setaria pallide-fusca
- 32 Setaria sphacelata (Schumach.) Stapf &
- C.E.Hubb. ex Moss
- 32a Setaria sphacelata
- 32b Setaria sphacelata
- FALSE PANICLE INFLORESCENCES
- 33 Andropogon eucomus Nees
- 33 Andropogon eucomus
- 34 Cymbopogon caesius (Hook. &
- Arn.) Stapf
- 34 Cymbopogon caesius
- 35 Hemarthria altissima (Poir.) Stapf &
- 35 Hemarthria altissima
- Thatching grasses
- 36 Hyparrhenia filipendula (Hochst.) Stapf
- 36 Hyparrhenia filipendula
- 37 Hyparrhenia hirta (L.) Stapf
- 37 Hyparrhenia hirta
- 38 Hyparrhenia rufa (Nees) Stapf
- 38 Hyparrhenia rufa
- 39 Hyperthelia dissoluta (Nees ex Steud.) Clayton
- 39 Hyperthelia dissoluta
- 40 Andropogon gayanus Kunth
- 40 Andropogon gayanus
- DIGITATE INFLORESCENCES
- 41 Bothriochloa insculpta (Hochst. ex A.Rich.) A.Camus
- 41a Bothriochloa insculpta.
- 41b Bothriochloa insculpta
- 41c Bothriochloa insculpta
- 41d Bothriochloa insculpta
- 42 Chloris virgata Sw.
- 42 Chloris virgata
- 43 Chloris gayana Kunth
- 43 Chloris gayana
- 44 Cynodon dactylon (L.) Pers.
- 44 Cynodon dactylon
- 45 Dactyloctenium aegyptium (L.) Willd.
- 45a Dactyloctenium aegyptium
- 45b Dactyloctenium aegyptium
- 46 Dacytloctenium giganteum B.S.Fisher &
- Schweick.
- 46 Dactyloctenium giganteum
- 47 Digitaria diagonalis (Nees) Stapf
- 47 Digitaria diagonalis
- 48 Digitaria milanjiana
- 49 Echinochloa colona (L.) Link
- 49a Echinochloa colona
- 49b Echinochloa colona
- 50 Eleusine africana Kenn.-O'Bryne
- 50 Eleusine africana
- 51 Eriochloa stapfiana Clayton
- 51a Eriochloa stapfiana
- 51b Eriochloa stapfiana
- 52 Oplismenus hirtellus (L.) P.Beauv.
- 52a Oplismenus hirtellus
- 52b Oplismenus hirtellus
- 53 Pogonarthria squarrosa (Licht.) Pilg.
- 53 Pogonarthria squarrosa
- 54 Setaria homonyma (Steud.) Chiov.
- 54 Setaria homonyma
- 55 Trichoneura grandiglumis (Nees) Ekman
- 55 Trichoneura grandiglumis
- 56 Urochloa mosambicensis (Hack.) Dandy
- 56 Urochloa mosambicensis
- 9 | References
- 10 | Field Notes
- Back Cover | Map of Luangwa Valley National Parks.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 9789982241625
- 9982241621
- OCLC:
- 1514868240
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