Stenotaphrum dimidiatum (L.) Brongn.
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Garden, Harry Pichanick Drive, New Alexandra Park
Photo: Mark Hyde
Garden, Harry Pichanick Drive, New Alexandra Park
Photo: Mark Hyde
Garden, Harry Pichanick Drive, New Alexandra Park
Photo: Mark Hyde
Garden, Harry Pichanick Drive, New Alexandra Park
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Synonyms:
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Panicum dimidiatum L.
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Common names:
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Buffalo grass (English)
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Frequency:
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Status:
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Introduced (cultivated) and rarely escaping |
Description:
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Perennial grass with extensive stolons. Leaf lamina 5-8 cm long, linear, keeled; apex obtuse. Inflorescence 6-12 cm long; central axis thick, flattened on one surface, hollowed out on the other side, bearing racemes in cavities on alternate sides of the wavy midrib; the wing of the upper cavities produced into a broad acute tooth. Racemes 7-15 mm long, bearing 3-8 spikelets. Spikelets 4-5 mm long, lanceolate. |
Notes:
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There seems to be some uncertainty in the literature as to whether it is this species or Stenotaphrum secundatum (or both) which is planted as a lawn grass. Certainly, one or the other is an extremely common lawn grass in Zimbabwe. There is one record of S. dimidiata as a possible escape. |
Derivation of specific name:
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Habitat:
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Coastal areas in partial shade, occurring inland as an introduction. |
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Worldwide distribution:
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A coastal grass of the Indian Ocean; occurring elsewhere as an introduction, Mozambique, Zimbabwe |
Zimbabwe distribution:
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C,S |
Growth form(s):
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Endemic status:
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Red data list status:
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Insects associated with this species:
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Metisella metis paris (Larval foodplant)
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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) Pages 112 - 113. (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 110.
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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: Stenotaphrum dimidiatum. https://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=107310, retrieved 29 January 2023
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