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Brachiaria dura Stapf

Species

Angiosperms > Poales > Poaceae > Brachiaria

Characteristics

A densely tufted grass. The stalks are 40-100 cm high. The leaf blades are 1-2 mm wide. They roll inwards. The flowers are 4-15 cm long. The spikelets are in a single row.
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Inflorescence of 1–2 racemes, these 4–15 cm. long, bearing spikelets singly in 1 row; rhachis crescentic in section, c. 1 mm. wide, with irregularly ciliate margins.
Inferior glume 1/2–2/3 length of spikelet, not separated from the superior. Superior glume membranous.
Spikelets 3.5–5 mm. long, glabrous or pubescent, obtuse, with a slight stipe at base.
Inferior lemma membranous. Superior lemma granulose, subacute.
Leaf laminae 1–2 mm. wide (when flattened), convolute, wiry.
Densely tufted perennial.
Culms 40–100 cm. high.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.4 - 1.0
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Rooting depth (meter) 1.5
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Environment

It is a tropical and subtropical plant. It grows in savanna woodland and on sandy soils. It grows at between 200-1,300 m above sea level. It can tolerate shade. It grows in areas with an annual rainfall above 450 mm. It can grow in arid places.
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Usage

Uses animal food environmental use fodder food
Edible fruits seeds
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

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Optimum temperature (C°) 30 - 35
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Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:392899-1
WFO ID wfo-0000854093
COL ID 692CR
BDTFX ID -
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Synonyms

Brachiaria dura var. dura Brachiaria dura
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