Centropodia (R.Br.) Rchb.

Genus

Angiosperms > Poales > Poaceae

Characteristics

Spikelets 2–6-flowered; glumes subequal, as long as the spikelet; floret callus pungent; lemmas dorsally rounded, 9-nerved, with lines of short hairs between the nerves, each terminating above in a tuft of longer hairs, deeply 2-lobed at the apex, with a straight or geniculate awn in the sinus; palea shorter than the body of the lemma, ciliolate along the wingless keels.
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Inflorescence a contracted panicle.
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Hardiness (USDA) 6-12

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Images

Centropodia unspecified picture

Distribution

Centropodia world distribution map, present in Afghanistan, Angola, Botswana, Algeria, Egypt, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Iraq, Kenya, Kuwait, Libya, Morocco, Mali, Mauritania, Namibia, Nigeria, Oman, Pakistan, Palau, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Singapore, Chad, Turkmenistan, Tunisia, Uzbekistan, and Yemen

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:17700-1
WFO ID wfo-4000007212
COL ID 8VW35
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Synonyms

Asthenatherum Centropodia

Lower taxons

Centropodia fragilis Centropodia mossamedensis Centropodia forskaolii Centropodia glauca