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Megaloprotachne albescens C.E.Hubb.

Species

Angiosperms > Poales > Poaceae > Megaloprotachne

Characteristics

Erect or decumbent annual to 800 mm high. Leaf blade 60-150 x 3-4 mm; long woolly hairs on leaf sheath or only present on lower parts of sheath or on basal node only. Spikelet 3.5-4.5 mm long; lower glume as long as spikelet; lower lemma with glandular patches on margins; upper lemma margins cover most of the palea (digitaria-type); anther 2.8-3.0 mm long.
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Erect or decumbent annual, up to 0.8 m high. Leaf blades up to 150 mm long, 3-4 mm wide. Long hairs present on leaf sheaths and collar. Spikelets 4.0-4.5 mm long; lower glume as long as spikelet.
Inferior lemma villous on the margin and with glandular patches there.
Inflorescence of 2–9 racemes, each 4–16 cm. long.
Spikelets 3–4.5 mm. long.
Inferior glume glabrous.
Culms 15–100 cm. high.
Annual.
Life form annual
Growth form
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.8
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c4

Environment

Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture 5-6
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) -

Usage

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

Cultivation

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Distribution

Megaloprotachne albescens world distribution map, present in South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:407809-1
WFO ID wfo-0000878894
COL ID 3YVHW
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Megaloprotachne glabrescens Megaloprotachne albescens
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