Acroceras gabunense (Hack.) Clayton

Species

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Characteristics

Perennial; culms 20–60 cm. high, scrambling from a prostrate base.. Leaf-blades lanceolate to ovate, 2–10 cm. long, 10–40 mm. wide, glabrous or pubescent, with cross-veins, constricted at the base, acute at the tip.. Inflorescence 3–20 cm. long, the racemes 2–7 cm. long, their rhachis pubescent.. Spikelets narrowly oblong, 4.5–5.5 mm. long, glabrous, the glumes separated by a flattened internode ± 0.5 mm. long; upper glume and lower lemma thickened but scarcely crested at the tip.
Life form perennial
Growth form
Growth support free-standing
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.2 - 0.6
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses animal food
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Cultivation

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Distribution

Acroceras gabunense world distribution map, present in Angola, Benin, Congo, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria, Sudan, Togo, and Uganda

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:384514-1
WFO ID wfo-0000841400
COL ID 9LBC
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Synonyms

Acroceras gabunense Panicum hensii Commelinidium gabunense Commelinidium nervosum Panicum mayumbense Commelinidium mayumbense Echinochloa nervosa Panicum gabunense