Capeochloa cincta (Nees) N.P.Barker & H.P.Linder

Species

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Characteristics

Densely tufted, reed-like perennial, up to 2 m high. Leaf blade 1000 (or more) x 5-15 mm; ligule a fringe of hairs. Inflorescence a dense, contracted panicle, 200-400 mm long. Spikelets up to 14 mm long, laterally compressed; glumes 10-13 (-18) mm long, 1-nerved. Florets 3 or 4; lemma 7-8 mm long, a tufted row of white hairs 5-7(-12) mm long across middle; lobes 3.5-4.0 mm long, free from central awn, awnless; central awn 5-14 mm long, sometimes longer, twisted at base. Flowering time Sept.-Feb.
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Like C. arundinacea but to 2 m, lemma glabrous below, with a transverse median band of tufted, white hairs 5-12 mm long.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
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Mature height (meter) 2.0
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Distribution

Capeochloa cincta world distribution map, present in South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77111495-1
WFO ID wfo-0000923189
COL ID QQ4Q
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Synonyms

Danthonia cincta Capeochloa cincta Merxmuellera cincta

Lower taxons

Capeochloa cincta subsp. sericea