Bromuniola Stapf & C.E. Hubb.

Launert, E. (1971) Poaceae Flora Zambesiaca 10(1)

Description of the genus

Spikelets long-pedicelled, solitary, laterally compressed, loosely imbricate, 3-7-flowered, awned. Inflorescences of large panicles with spreading lax delicate branches. Glumes sub-equal, persistent, keeled, membranous, acute, prominently 5-nerved, scaberulous along the keels, glabrous. Lemmas similar to the glumes, 7-nerved, acute and shortly awned, keeled, glabrous and smooth except for the scaberulous keels and awns. Paleas slightly shorter than the lemmas, 2-keeled, hyaline, compressed, apex obtuse, base bulging out from the lemma. Lodicules 2, broadly cuneate.

Worldwide: One species in tropical Africa.

Tanzania: 1 taxon.

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gossweileri Stapf & C.E. Hubb.

Other sources of information about Bromuniola:

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Flora of Angola: Bromuniola
Flora of the DRC: Bromuniola
Flora of Zambia: Bromuniola

External websites:

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

Copyright: The Tanzania flora team, 2026

The Tanzania flora team (2026). Flora of Tanzania: Genus page: Bromuniola.
https://www.tanzaniaflora.com/speciesdata/genus.php?genus_id=1988, retrieved 22 September 2026

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