Anthephora truncata Robyns

Species

Angiosperms > Poales > Poaceae > Anthephora

Characteristics

Annual; culms 25–100 cm. high, erect or ascending.. Leaf-blades 5–15 cm. long, 2–5 mm. wide.. Panicle 3–10 cm. long.. Spikelets elliptic-oblong, 3.5–6 mm. long; lower glume appressed pubescent, with narrow membranous wings above, acute to emarginate, bearing an awn 1–25 mm. long.
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Panicle 3–10 cm. long; involucre 3.5–6 mm. long, the bracts appressed pubescent with narrow membranous wings above, acute to emarginate and bearing an awn 1–25 mm. long.
Culms 25–100 cm. high.
Annual.
Life form annual
Growth form
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
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Mature height (meter) 0.25 - 1.0
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Environment

Light -
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

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Edible -
Therapeutic use -
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Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

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Distribution

Anthephora truncata world distribution map, present in Tanzania, United Republic of, Zambia, and Zimbabwe

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:388882-1
WFO ID wfo-0000847960
COL ID 5VBCJ
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Anthephora gracilis Anthephora truncata