Grass genera of the world - contents. L. Watson and M. J. Dallwitz Contents The key and descriptions were generated from a DELTA database (Dallwitz 1980; Dallwitz, Paine, and Zurcher 1993). Introduction Interactive key, including interactive information retrieval • Hints on using the interactive key The interactive key allows free choice of characters, is easy to use, and can lead to correct identifications in spite of occasional errors. Character list • Implicit attributes Classification Species sampled for anatomy Acknowledgements • References • Citation • Contacts, conditions of use, contributions Descriptions The bold parts in the descriptions are diagnostic descriptions, generated with the aid of Intkey (Dallwitz et al. 1993).
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