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Loudetia lanata (Stent & J.M.Rattray) C.E.Hubb.

Species

Angiosperms > Poales > Poaceae > Loudetia

Characteristics

Inferior lemma obtuse to acute. Superior lemma bidentate with teeth 0.5–1 mm. long; awn 4–6 cm. long, including a column 0.5–1 cm. long.
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Tufted perennial, the basal leaf-sheaths woolly and usually becoming fibrous.
Callus 1–1.5 mm. long, linear, obliquely pungent or asymmetrically 2-toothed.
Inferior glume obtuse to subacute; superior glume obtuse to acute.
Spikelets 8–14 mm. long, tuberculate setose, rarely glabrous.
Panicle 5–35 cm. long, ovate, loose or somewhat contracted.
Culms 40–100 cm. high.
Stamens 2.
Life form perennial
Growth form
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.4 - 1.0
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

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Cultivation

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Distribution

Loudetia lanata world distribution map, present in Angola, Cabo Verde, Namibia, Zambia, and Zimbabwe

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:407614-1
WFO ID wfo-0000878664
COL ID 72NQ3
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Synonyms

Loudetia crassipes Loudetia lanata Trichopteryx lanata Loudetia longipes
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