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| Synonyms: |
Isachne nervata Franch. Panicum baumannii K. Schum. Panicum fulgens Stapf Panicum subrepandum Rendle |
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| Description: | Perennial with weak scrambling culms 30–130 cm. long. Leaf laminae 5–15 cm. long, narrowly lanceolate to linear. Panicle 6–18 cm. long, ovate-oblong. Spikelets 1.5–2.5 mm. long, ovoid to orbicular, glabrous or pubescent; inferior glume 2/3–3/4 the length of the spikelet, 3-nerved; superior glume 5-nerved; inferior lemma 5-nerved, enclosing a male flower, its palea well developed; superior lemma and palea verruculose. | |
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| Worldwide distribution: | from West Africa to the Sudan and southwards to Zimbabwe, Malawi, Zambia and Angola | |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species | |
| Literature: |
Chapano, C. & Mamuto, M. (2003). Plants of the Chimanimani District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 42. Clayton, W.D. (1989). Poaceae Flora Zambesiaca 10(3) Pages 19 - 20. Jackson, G. & Wiehe, P.O. (1958). An Annotated Check List of Nyasaland Grasses The Government Printer, Zomba, Nyasaland Page 52. As Panicum subrepandum Mapaura, A. & Timberlake, J. (eds) (2004). A checklist of Zimbabwean vascular plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 33 Sabonet, Pretoria and Harare Page 107. |
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