Elionurus royleanus Nees ex A.Rich.

Species

Angiosperms > Poales > Poaceae > Elionurus

Characteristics

Annual; culms 5–30 cm. high, fastigiately branching.. Leaf-blades 1–15 cm. long, 1–2 mm. wide.. Racemes 2–6 cm. long, embraced below by a reddish spathe, gathered into fascicles; internodes bearded towards the top.. Sessile spikelet lanceolate; callus obconical, 1 mm. long; lower glume 5–6 mm. long, glabrous to villous on the back, sprouting tufts of hair from teeth along the margins, divided at the tip into 2 flattened tails 4–6 mm. long.. Pedicelled spikelet narrowly lanceolate, 6–10 mm. long, caudate-acuminate to a subulate tip.
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Caespitose annual about 15 cm. high
Life form annual
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.05 - 0.3
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Environment

Dry soils.
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Hardiness (USDA) 8-12

Usage

Uses animal food material
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Mode -
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Distribution

Elionurus royleanus world distribution map, present in Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Indonesia, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Kenya, Morocco, Mauritania, Oman, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Senegal, Somalia, Uganda, and Yemen

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:400082-1
WFO ID wfo-0000865858
COL ID 6F5GX
BDTFX ID 168386
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Elionurus royleanus Rottboellia elegantissima Andropogon elegantissimus Elionurus grisebachii Andropogon grisebachii Elionurus royleanus f. pygmaeus Ratzeburgia schimperi Andropogon elegantissimus var. abyssinicus Andropogon elegantissimus var. arabicus Elionurus royleanus var. insularis Elionurus royleanus var. niveus Elionurus royleanus var. albiflorus