Alloteropsis semialata subsp. semialata J.Presl

Subspecies

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Characteristics

Short-rhizomatous, tufted perennial 300-1300(-1500) mm high; basal sheaths bulbous, rounded in silhouette, with ribs 0.5-1.1 mm wide. Leaf blade usually curved inward or loosely rolled, sparsely hairy, hairs not bulbous-based, base tapering, gradually tapering to the apex, margins not ciliate. Inflorescence with racemes usually longer than 80 mm, spikelets loosely arranged and light-coloured. Spikelet 5-8 mm long; palea of upper floret glabrous or sparsely hairy; anthers 2.5-2.8 mm long.
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Perennial; up to 1.5 m high; shortly rhizomatous; tufted. Basal parts bulbous; rounded in silhouette; basal sheaths with ribs 0.5-1.1 mm wide. Leaf blades 3-5(-7) mm wide; usually curved inward or loosely rolled; sparsely hairy; base tapering; gradually tapering to apex; margins not ciliate. Flowers: inflorescence digitate; racemes (40)60-100(170) mm long; spikelets light-coloured; loosely arranged; palea glabrous or with sparse hairs.
Perennial, short-rhizomatous and tufted, up to 1.5 m high. Leaf blades 3-5(-6) mm wide (usually curved inward or loosely rolled, sparsely hairy, base tapering, tip gradually tapering, margins not ciliate). Basal parts bulbous, rounded in silhouette; basal sheaths with ribs 0.5-1.1 mm wide. Racemes often longer than 80 mm, with light-coloured spikelets loosely arranged; palea glabrous or with sparse hairs.
Old basal leaf sheaths with veins forming ribs 0.5-1.1 mm wide; racemes usually > 80 mm long, spikelets loosely arranged and light-coloured.
Life form perennial
Growth form graminoid
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 1.5
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

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Optimum temperature (C°) 14 - 24
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Distribution

Alloteropsis semialata subsp. semialata world distribution map, present in Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Congo, Ethiopia, Ghana, Guinea, Indonesia, Kenya, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Moldova (Republic of), Madagascar, Myanmar, Mozambique, Nigeria, Nepal, Philippines, Sudan, Senegal, Solomon Islands, Sierra Leone, eSwatini, Chad, Togo, Thailand, Taiwan, Province of China, Tanzania, United Republic of, Uganda, Viet Nam, South Africa, Zambia, and Zimbabwe

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77168823-1
WFO ID wfo-0001096190
COL ID 5FHVT
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Synonyms

Axonopus maidenianus Holosetum philippicum Pterochlaena catangensis Alloteropsis distachya Alloteropsis gwebiensis Alloteropsis semialata var. viatica Alloteropsis semialata subsp. semialata Alloteropsis homblei