Echinochloa utilis Ohwi & Yabuno
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Synonyms:
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Echinochloa crus-galli var. utilis (Ohwi & Yabuno) Kitamura
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Introduced |
Description:
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Like E. frumentacea, but spikelets tinged with red or purple, the inferior lemma shortly acuminate to cuspidate and firmer in texture. |
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utilis: useful |
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A minor grain crop, often employed in birdseed mixtures which are probably responsible for adventive occurrences |
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| Worldwide distribution:
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China, Japan, introduced to most warm temperate countries, adventive in the Flora Zambesiaca area, Zimbabwe |
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Zimbabwe distribution:
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| Spot characters:
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Display spot characters for this species |
| Literature:
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Clayton, W.D. (1989). Poaceae Flora Zambesiaca 10(3) Page 53.
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 103.
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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg):
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Echinochloa utilis
Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave, 2002-23
Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M.
(2023).
Flora of Zimbabwe: Species information: Echinochloa utilis. https://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=106730, retrieved 1 April 2023
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