Pentameris natalensis
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| Synonyms: |
Pentaschistis natalensis Stapf Pentaschistis perrieri A.Camus |
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| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Slender and wiry, tufted perennial grass, up to 75 cm; leaf laminas up to 30 cm × 2.5 mm (when flattened), loosely pilose or glabrous, finely pointed. Inflorescence a very loose and open pyramidal panicle, 8–20 cm long. Spikelets 6-9 mm, pale yellow with a purple base with fine bristles on the lemmas, 1–3(5)-nerved; lemmas elliptic to oblong-elliptic, the body 3–3.5 mm long, the lobes acute, 0.5–1 mm long, each with a fine bristle up to 3 mm long; central awn geniculate, 7–16 mm long. |
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| Derivation of specific name: | natalensis: of Natal, South Africa |
| Habitat: | At the bases of rocks in montane grassland or on shallow soil vegetation islands overlying rock. |
| Altitude range: (metres) | 1980 - 2590 m |
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| Worldwide distribution: | Tanzania, Malawi, Zimbabwe, South Africa and Madagascar. |
| FZ divisions: | E |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Images last updated: | Sunday 10 September 2006 |
| Literature: |
Cope, T.A. (1999). Poaceae Flora Zambesiaca 10(2) Pages 6 - 7. (Includes a picture). Jackson, G. & Wiehe, P.O. (1958). An Annotated Check List of Nyasaland Grasses The Government Printer, Zomba, Nyasaland Page 54. 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 108. Strugnell, A.M. (2006). A Checklist of the Spermatophytes of Mount Mulanje, Malawi Scripta Botanica Belgica 34 National Botanic Garden of Belgium Page 151. Wursten, B., Timberlake, J. & Darbyshire, I. (2017). The Chimanimani Mountains: an updated checklist. Kirkia 19(1) Page 86. |
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