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Brachyachne obtusiflora (Benth.) C.E.Hubb.

Species

Angiosperms > Poales > Poaceae > Brachyachne

Characteristics

Spikelets 2–3 mm long; inferior glume oblong-elliptic in profile, obtuse or rarely subacute at the apex, smooth on the keel or scaberulous in the upper half; superior glume obovate-oblong in profile, smooth on the keel or scaberulous towards the apex; lemma 1.6–2.4 mm long, lanceolate to elliptic in profile, obtuse, truncate or slightly emarginate at the apex, rarely mucronate; anthers 0.8–1.2 mm long.
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Annual; culms slender, up to 25(30) cm tall, erect or geniculately ascending, leafy throughout; basal leaf sheaths chartaceous; leaf laminas 0.5–3.5(5) cm long, ± subulate, often recurved.
Raceme solitary, (1)2.5–7.5(10) cm long, slender, erect or slightly curved.
Tiny tufted annual 10–20 cm. high
Life form annual
Growth form
Growth support free-standing
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.1 - 0.2
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Environment

Growing in crevices on rock and ironstone outcrops.
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Usage

Uses medicinal
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Cultivation

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Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:393049-1
WFO ID wfo-0000854306
COL ID 5WQH5
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Synonyms

Microchloa obtusiflora var. minor Brachyachne obtusiflora
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