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Loudetia simplex
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Castleburn Cliffs, Vumba
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Castleburn Cliffs, Vumba
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Castleburn Cliffs, Vumba
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| Synonyms: |
Arundinella simplex (Nees) Roberty Trichopteryx elisabethvilleana De Wild. Trichopteryx gracilis Peter Trichopteryx kapirensis De Wild. Trichopteryx simplex (Nees) Engl. Trichopteryx simplex var. crinita Stapf Trichopteryx simplex var. gracilis Rendle Trichopteryx simplex var. longifolia Peter Trichopteryx simplex var. minor Stapf Trichopteryx simplex var. sericea Stapf Trichopteryx stipoides var. natalensis Hackel Tristachya simplex Nees |
| Common names: | Common russet grass (English) |
| Frequency: | |
| Status: | Doubtful |
| Description: |
Tufted perennial grass, 30 - 150 cm tall; basal leaf sheaths becoming fibrous and usually woolly-tomentose. Culms unbranched. Inflorescence a contracted or open panicle, broadly ovate in outline, with long, wiry branches. Spikelets 8-14 mm long, hairless or tuberculate-setose. Inferior glume obtuse: superior glume and inferior lemma obtuse to acute. Superior lemma bidentate with teeth 0.2–1 mm. long; stamens 2. Callus 0.8–1 mm. long, narrowly oblong, 2-toothed. |
| Notes: | This species has been included for Caprivi on the basis of a listing in Timberlake, J.R. & Childes, S.L. (2004). It is, however absent in Checklist of grasses in Namibia (Klaassen & Craven, SABONET report 20, 2003). |
| Derivation of specific name: | simplex: undivided, entire (obviously not referring to the callus) |
| Habitat: | In rocky places in open woodland but also in waterlogged soils. |
| Flowering time: | Nov - Mar |
| Worldwide distribution: | Tropical and South Africa and Madagascar |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Literature: |
Burrows, J.E. & Willis, C.K. (eds) (2005). Plants of the Nyika Plateau Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 31 SABONET, Pretoria Page 353. (Includes a picture). Chapano, C. (2002). A checklist of Zimbabwean grasses Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 16. Pretoria. Page 14. Chapano, C. & Mamuto, M. (2003). Plants of the Chimanimani District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 37. Chapano, C. & Mugarisanwa, N.H. (2003). Plants of the Matobo District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 24. Clayton, W.D. (1989). Poaceae Flora Zambesiaca 10(3) Pages 218 - 220. (Includes a picture). Da Silva, M.C., Izidine, S. & Amude, A.B. (2004). A preliminary checklist of the vascular plants of Mozambique. Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 30 Sabonet, Pretoria Page 136. Fish, L., Mashau, A.C., Moeaha, M.J. & Nembudani, M.T. (2015). Identification Guide to Southern African Grasses Strelitzia 36 South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria Page 427. Jackson, G. & Wiehe, P.O. (1958). An Annotated Check List of Nyasaland Grasses The Government Printer, Zomba, Nyasaland Page 47. 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 106. Phiri, P.S.M. (2005). A Checklist of Zambian Vascular Plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 32 Page 132. Setshogo, M.P. (2005). Preliminary checklist of the plants of Botswana. Sabonet Report no. 37. Sabonet, Pretoria and Gaborone Page 140. Strugnell, A.M. (2006). A Checklist of the Spermatophytes of Mount Mulanje, Malawi Scripta Botanica Belgica 34 National Botanic Garden of Belgium Page 149. Timberlake, J.R. & Childes, S.L. (2004). Biodiversity of the Four Corners Area: Technical Reviews Volume Two (Chapter 5-15) Appendix 5-1: Plant Checklist Occasional Publications in Biodiversity 15 Page 190. Van Oudtshoorn, F.P. (1992). Grasses of South Africa Briza Publications, South Africa Page 133. (Includes a picture). Wursten, B., Timberlake, J. & Darbyshire, I. (2017). The Chimanimani Mountains: an updated checklist. Kirkia 19(1) Page 86. |
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