Entolasia Stapf

Description of the genus

Inflorescence of racemes along a central axis, the spikelets borne singly on the rhachis or in neat appressed secondary racemelets. Spikelets narrowly elliptic. Inferior glume short, triangular, the superior as long as spikelet. Superior lemma coriaceous, pubescent.

Worldwide: Five species in tropical Africa and Australia.

Tanzania: 1 taxon.

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imbricata Stapf

Other sources of information about Entolasia:

Our websites:

Flora of Angola: Entolasia
Flora of Botswana: Entolasia
Flora of Caprivi: Entolasia
Flora of the DRC: Entolasia
Flora of Kenya: Entolasia
Flora of Malawi: Entolasia
Flora of Uganda: Entolasia
Flora of Zambia: Entolasia

External websites:

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

Copyright: The Tanzania flora team, 2026

The Tanzania flora team (2026). Flora of Tanzania: Genus page: Entolasia.
https://www.tanzaniaflora.com/speciesdata/genus.php?genus_id=1991, retrieved 21 September 2026

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