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| Common names: | Broomcorn millet (English) Proso millet (English) |
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It is distinguished by its dense, often drooping panicle, its ovate to ovate-oblong spikelets, (4)4.5–5.5 mm. long, clustered towards the upper parts of the branches and by its short lower palea which is reduced to a small scale. |
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| Worldwide distribution: | a cultivated species, is occasionally found as an escape. Recorded from Malawi, Zimbabwe and Botswana. |
| Zimbabwe distribution: | N,C |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Literature: |
Jackson, G. & Wiehe, P.O. (1958). An Annotated Check List of Nyasaland Grasses The Government Printer, Zomba, Nyasaland Page 51. 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. Setshogo, M.P. (2005). Preliminary checklist of the plants of Botswana. Sabonet Report no. 37. Sabonet, Pretoria and Gaborone Page 142. |
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