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| Synonyms: |
Panicum acutissimum Peter Panicum graciliculme Napper |
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| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Tufted perennial; culms 30–80 cm. high from a knotty base. Leaf laminae 6–8 cm. long and 3–8 mm. wide, linear, acuminate. Panicle 6–12(16) cm. long, ovate, moderately to much branched, usually dense and compact. Spikelets 2.3–3.2 mm. long, ovate; inferior glume 1/3–2/3 the length of the spikelet, broadly ovate, 1-nerved, straight or recurved acuminate; superior glume ovate, 7-nerved, recurved acute or acuminate; inferior lemma ovate, 7-nerved, acute, its palea well developed, enclosing a male flower; superior lemma glossy |
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| Habitat: | Savanna on various soils, often in damp ground |
| Altitude range: (metres) | 300 - 2100 m |
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| Worldwide distribution: | from Ethiopia to DRC, Mozambique, Zimbabwe |
| Zimbabwe distribution: | W |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Literature: |
Clayton, W.D. (1989). Poaceae Flora Zambesiaca 10(3) Page 22. 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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