Coelachne friesiorum C.E.Hubb.

Species

Angiosperms > Poales > Poaceae > Coelachne

Characteristics

Perennial.. Culms 2.5–5 cm. high, ascending from a creeping base.. Leaf-blades lanceolate, 0.4–1 cm. long, up to 3.5 mm. wide, flat.. Panicles contracted, 0.6–3 cm. long, few-spiculate.. Spikelets oblong, 3 mm. long, purplish; glumes broadly ovate-oblong to broadly elliptic-oblong, glabrous; lower lemma broadly elliptic, 2.2–2.5 mm. long, glabrous except for a few hairs at the base; upper lemma ovate-elliptic to elliptic, 2–2.2 mm. long, pubescent; anthers 2, 1 mm. long.
Life form perennial
Growth form
Growth support free-standing
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.03 - 0.05
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Usage

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Cultivation

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Distribution

Coelachne friesiorum world distribution map, present in Kenya

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:396449-1
WFO ID wfo-0000860319
COL ID WQ5N
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Coelachne friesiorum