Anthephora nigritana Stapf & C.E.Hubb.

Species

Angiosperms > Poales > Poaceae > Anthephora

Characteristics

Tufted perennial; culms 50–150 cm. high.. Leaf-blades 10–40 cm. long, 3–8 mm. wide; ligule 1–7 mm. long, with or without sheath-auricles.. Panicle 10–24 cm. long, the clusters with pubescent peduncles.. Spikelets narrowly elliptic to oblong-elliptic, broadest at the middle, 4–6 mm. long; lower glume appressed pubescent, 3–7-nerved, acute; lower lemma glabrous to shortly (0.5 mm.) ciliate, the hairs mostly hidden within the spikelet.
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A grass that grows in tufts. It keeps growing from year to year. It grows 1.5 m high. The leaf blade is 18-25 cm long and 6 mm wide.
Perennial, up to 75 cm. high.
Life form perennial
Growth form
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.75 - 1.5
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Environment

It is a tropical plant. It grows in dry rocky places. It grows between 300-1,700 m above sea level. It can grow in arid places.
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses animal food food
Edible seeds
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Cultivation

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Distribution

Anthephora nigritana world distribution map, present in Congo, Eritrea, Kenya, Nigeria, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Somalia, Chad, and Yemen

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:388874-1
WFO ID wfo-0000847952
COL ID 67BCF
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Synonyms

Anthephora lynesii Anthephora nigritana