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Setaria lindenbergiana
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Photo: Mike Bingham
Solwezi District, Lumwana wetland, Chimwungo
Photo: Mike Bingham
Solwezi District, Lumwana wetland, Chimwungo
Photo: Mike Bingham
Solwezi District, Lumwana wetland, Chimwungo
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| Synonyms: |
Setaria thermitaria Chiov. |
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| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Densely tufted perennial grass. Culms 30–120 cm. high, the nodes glabrous or pubescent. Leaf lamina 1–10 mm. wide, harsh to the touch, plicate when young but soon flattening, the basal portion usually narrowed to a false petiole. The panicle with branches spreading in ours, usually contracted elsewhere. |
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| Flowering time: | Jan |
| Worldwide distribution: | D.R. Congo (Katanga), Zimbabwe, Botswana, South Africa. |
| Zimbabwe distribution: | N,W,C,E,S |
| Growth form(s): | Tree, perennial, shrub over 2 m. |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Literature: |
Burrows, J.E. & Willis, C.K. (eds) (2005). Plants of the Nyika Plateau Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 31 SABONET, Pretoria Page 361. Chapano, C., Mugarisanwa, N.H. (2003). Plants of the Matobo District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 33. Clayton, W.D. (1989). Poaceae Flora Zambesiaca 10(3) Pages 107 - 108. (Includes a picture). Fanshawe, D.B. (1968). The vegetation of Zambian termitaria. Kirkia 6(2) Pages 169 - 179. 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 68. Phiri, P.S.M. (2005). A Checklist of Zambian Vascular Plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 32 Page 84. Setshogo, M.P. (2005). Preliminary checklist of the plants of Botswana. Sabonet Report no. 37. Sabonet, Pretoria and Gaborone Page 144. |
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Biodiversity Explorer (Biodiversity of southern Africa): Setaria lindenbergiana
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EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Setaria lindenbergiana
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Kew Herbarium catalogue: Setaria lindenbergiana
Kew Monocotyledon checklist: Setaria lindenbergiana
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Setaria lindenbergiana
The Plant List (version 1.1): Setaria lindenbergiana
Tropicos: Setaria lindenbergiana
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