Anthephora elongata De Wild.

Species

Angiosperms > Poales > Poaceae > Anthephora

Characteristics

Tufted perennial; culms 50–100 cm. high.. Leaf-blades 10–40 cm. long, 2–7(–12) mm. wide.. Panicle 8–20 cm. long, the clusters with glabrous peduncles.. Spikelets narrowly elliptic-oblong, 6–10 mm. long including the awn; lower glume scabrid, 7–11-nerved with thick cartilaginous margins (viewed from inside), setaceously acuminate to shortly awned (1–4 mm.); lower lemma glabrous or ciliate.. Fig. 151.
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Involucre 7–12 mm. long including awn, scabrid, with thick cartilaginous margins (viewed from inside), setaceously acuminate usually with an awn up to 4 mm. long.
Inferior lemma glabrous, or rarely pilose at the apex.
Culms 50–100 cm. high.
Panicle 8–20 cm. long.
Tufted perennial.
Life form perennial
Growth form
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.5 - 1.0
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Environment

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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

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Cultivation

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Distribution

Anthephora elongata world distribution map, present in Angola, Tanzania, United Republic of, and Zambia

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:388866-1
WFO ID wfo-0000847940
COL ID 5VBCB
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Anthephora acuminata Anthephora burttii Anthephora elongata Anthephora elongata var. undulata Anthephora cenchroides var. glabra Anthephora elegans var. acuminata Anthephora hochstetteri var. glabra