Brachiaria nigropedata (Ficalho & Hiern) Stapf

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Brachiaria nigropedata

Photo: Bart Wursten
Cleveland Dam

Brachiaria nigropedata

Photo: Bart Wursten
Cleveland Dam

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Synonyms: Brachiaria melanotyla (Hack.) Henr.
Panicum melanotylum Hack.
Panicum nigropedatum Ficalho & Hiern
Common names: Black-footed grass (English) Spotted signal grass (English)
Frequency: Common
Status: Native
Description:
Tufted perennial grass, growing from a short rhizome. The leaves are mostly basal, covered in velvety hairs; margins entire. The short stalks of the spikelets are darkly coloured, turning purple-black in adult specimens (see pic. to the right).
Notes: It is similar to Brachiaria serrata, but that species has densely hairy, reddish spikelets, wider leaves with serrated margins, and it lacks the dark spikelet stalks.
Derivation of specific name: nigropedata: black-footed, referring to the black pedicel below the spikelet
Habitat: Favouring moist but well-drained sandy soils in savanna woodland.
Altitude range: (metres) 500 - 1600 m
Flowering time:Nov - Apr
Worldwide distribution: Kenya, Tanzania, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Namibia and South Africa.
Zimbabwe distribution: N,W,C,E,S
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Images last updated: Wednesday 3 January 2007
Literature:

Chapano, C. & Mugarisanwa, N.H. (2003). Plants of the Matobo District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 6.

Clayton, W.D. (1989). Poaceae Flora Zambesiaca 10(3) Pages 71 - 73. (Includes a picture).

Heath, A. & Heath, R. (2009). Field Guide to the Plants of Northern Botswana including the Okavango Delta Kew Publishing Page 434. (Includes a picture).

Isaiah, A.M. & Komi, T. (2015). Grasses in the Botswana National Botanic Garden South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria Page 7. (Includes a picture).

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 101.

Roodt, V. (2015). Grasses & Grazers of Botswana and the surrounding savanna Struik Nature, South Africa Pages 56 - 57. (Includes a picture).

Setshogo, M.P. (2005). Preliminary checklist of the plants of Botswana. Sabonet Report no. 37. Sabonet, Pretoria and Gaborone Page 132.

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 187.


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Flora of Botswana: Brachiaria nigropedata
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Flora of Mozambique: Brachiaria nigropedata
Flora of Zambia: Brachiaria nigropedata

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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Brachiaria nigropedata
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IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Brachiaria nigropedata
JSTOR Plant Science: Brachiaria nigropedata
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Brachiaria nigropedata
Plants of the World Online: Brachiaria nigropedata
Tropicos: Brachiaria nigropedata
Wikipedia: Brachiaria nigropedata


Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave, 2002-24

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2024). Flora of Zimbabwe: Species information: Brachiaria nigropedata.
https://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=106890, retrieved 6 December 2024

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