Cyrtococcum chaetophoron (Roem. & Schult.) Dandy

Species

Angiosperms > Poales > Poaceae > Cyrtococcum

Characteristics

Decumbent perennial, rooting at the lower nodes; culms 30–100 cm. high.. Leaf-blades narrowly lanceolate, 5–15 cm. long, 5–15 mm. wide.. Panicle diffuse, 10–25 cm. long, with capillary branches; pedicels much longer than the spikelets, terete, scaberulous, hirsute (but glabrous in Tanzania).. Spikelets 1.5–2 mm. long, hispidulous; lower glume acute; upper lemma distinctly crested.. Fig. 122.
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Perennial up to 1 m. high
Culms slender, ascending
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.65 - 1.0
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Environment

Forest shade.
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses social use
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Cultivation

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Distribution

Cyrtococcum chaetophoron world distribution map, present in Angola, Benin, Congo, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Nigeria, Sudan, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Togo, Tanzania, United Republic of, and Uganda

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:397248-1
WFO ID wfo-0000861432
COL ID 33LQG
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Synonyms

Cyrtococcum chaetophoron Panicum setigerum Cyrtococcum setigerum Panicum jardini Isachne jardini Isachne kingundaensis Panicum chaetophoron Panicum chaetophorum