Homozeugos eylesii C.E.Hubb.

Species

Angiosperms > Poales > Poaceae > Homozeugos

Characteristics

Tufted perennial; culms 1–2 m. high.. Leaf-blades linear, 10–40 cm. long, 1–4 mm. wide, with a flexuous filiform tip; ligule membranous, 4–20 mm. long, adnate to sheath-auricles; leaf-sheaths usually glabrous.. Inflorescence composed of 1–4 racemes, each 8–20 cm. long, white villous.. Spikelets linear-lanceolate, the callus conical, 1.5–2 mm. long, sharply acute; lower glume 6.5–8 mm. long, villous; upper lemma with a puberulous awn 1.5–2.5 cm. long.. Fig. 164.
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Culms 100–200 cm high; leaf sheaths with auricles 4–20 mm long.
Inflorescence of 1–4 racemes, each 8–25 cm long, white-villous.
Spikelet callus 1.5–2 mm long, conical, sharply acute.
Superior lemma with a puberulous awn 1.5–3 cm long.
Inferior glume 6.5–8 mm long, villous.
Caespitose perennial.
Life form perennial
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Growth support free-standing
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Distribution

Homozeugos eylesii world distribution map, present in Tanzania, United Republic of and Zambia

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:405126-1
WFO ID wfo-0000874629
COL ID 3MJ39
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Synonyms

Homozeugos eylesii