Leptochloa uniflora Hochst. ex A.Rich.

Species

Angiosperms > Poales > Poaceae > Leptochloa

Characteristics

Tufted annual or short-lived perennial; culms up to 150 cm. high, slender, erect or geniculately ascending.. Leaf-blades broad, lanceolate-oblong to oblong, 4–12 cm. long, 6–18 mm. wide, flat, thin and flaccid, smooth on both sides, acute.. Inflorescence oblong to narrowly oblong, 15–45 cm. long, pale green to yellowish; racemes numerous, very slender, 2.5–9 cm. long, ascending, straight or slightly arching.. Spikelets 1-flowered, 1.9–2.8 mm. long, subsessile, overlapping; glumes broadly linear in profile, subequal, exceeding the floret, sharply acuminate, lower glume 1.7–2.3 mm. long, slightly falcate, upper glume 1.8–2.4 mm. long, straight; lemma narrowly elliptic in profile, 1.5–1.7 mm. long, minutely hairy along the nerves, entire, acute.. Caryopsis narrowly elliptic, 1–1.2 mm. long, dark reddish brown, trigonous in cross-section, deeply sulcate on the hilar side.
More
Slender, tufted annual or perennial 300-750 mm high; erect to geniculate. Leaf blade 40-120 x 6-18 mm, lanceolate-oblong to oblong, acute; ligule unfringed membrane, 6-8 mm long. Inflorescence 150-450 mm long. Spikelet 1.9-2.8 mm long, laterally compressed; 1-flowered; glumes ± equal, as long as spikelet, acuminate; upper glume without mucro or awn; lemma keeled, entire, acute, minutely hairy on nerves; anthers 0.2-0.4 mm long, dark purple to pale olive green; caryopsis 1.0-1.2 mm long, narrowly elliptic.
Spikelets laterally compressed, 1-flowered, 1.8–2 mm long, narrowly fusiform, overlapping; glumes subequal, as long as the spikelet, broadly linear, sharply acuminate; lemma 1.4–1.6 mm long, narrowly elliptic, keeled, minutely pilose on the nerves, entire, acute.
Delicate annual or short-lived perennial up to 75 cm tall, erect or geniculately ascending; ligule a short membrane; leaf lamina 4–10 cm × 7–15 mm, lanceolate-oblong, broad, flat, thin and flaccid, smooth on both sides, acute.
A delicate annual grass. It grows 75 cm tall. The leaf blade is 4-10 cm long by 7-15 mm wide. They are sword shaped, flat and thin. They are smooth on both sides. The flower shoots are 5-30 cm long. They are narrowly oblong.
Slender annual, tufted, up to 0.61 m high. Leaf blades 40-120 mm long, 6-18 mm wide, leaf blades lanceolate-oblong to oblong. Spikelets 1.9-2.8 mm long. Panicle 150-450 mm long; spikelets 1-flowered.
Inflorescence 5–30 cm long, oblong to narrowly oblong; racemes numerous, very slender, 4–6 cm long, ascending, straight or slightly arching.
Caryopsis 1–1.2 mm long, narrowly elliptic, trigonous in section, deeply sulcate on the hilar side.
Erect or trailing annual, 30–60 cm. high
Life form annual
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.68 - 0.75
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c4

Environment

It is a tropical plant. It grows in shade along rivers. It is often in humus rich soils. It grows between 90-1,070 m altitude. It grows in hot arid places. It can grow in arid places.
More
Pathsides and fallow land.
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) -

Usage

Uses -
Edible seeds
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Distribution

Leptochloa uniflora world distribution map, present in South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:407176-1
WFO ID wfo-0000877942
COL ID 6PF52
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN)
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Agrostis montana Leptochloa gracilis Leptochloa uniflora