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Hylebates cordatus Chippind.

Species

Angiosperms > Poales > Poaceae > Hylebates

Characteristics

Straggling annual, rooting at the lower nodes; culms 40–150 cm. high.. Leaf-blades 5–20 cm. long, 5–35 mm. wide, cordate and amplexicaul at the base.. Panicle ovate, 8–25 cm. long, effuse, the spikelets on long capillary pedicels.. Spikelets 2.5–3.5 mm. long, light green, glabrous except for the scaberulous nerves; lower glume 0.5–1 mm. long, separated from the upper by a short columnar internode; lower lemma with an awnlet 0.5–1 mm. long.
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Inferior glume 0.5–1 mm. long, ovate, separated from the superior by a short columnar internode.
Leaf laminae narrowly lanceolate, cordate and amplexicaul at the base.
Straggling annual, rooting at the lower nodes.
Inferior lemma with an awnlet 0.5–1 mm. long.
Panicle 8–25 cm. long, ovate, effuse.
Spikelets 2.5–3.5 mm. long.
Culms 40–150 cm. high.
Life form annual
Growth form
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.4 - 1.5
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Environment

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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

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Cultivation

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Distribution

Hylebates cordatus world distribution map, present in Mozambique, Tanzania, United Republic of, Zambia, and Zimbabwe

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:405427-1
WFO ID wfo-0000875140
COL ID 6MN8J
BDTFX ID -
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Synonyms

Hylebates cordatus
WorldFloraDB 2024