Panicum auritum Presl ex Nees

Species

Angiosperms > Poales > Poaceae > Panicum

Characteristics

Perennial, rhizomatous. Culms geniculately ascending, branched, up to 4 m long, nodes glabrous. Leaves cauline; leaf sheaths shorter than internodes, glabrous, sometimes ciliate on margins and at throat, striate; leaf blades linear, 10–60 × 0.5–2.5(–3.5) cm, glabrous, base cordate, apex acuminate; ligule short, membranous, ca. 0.5 mm. Panicle contracted to spikelike, 10–45 cm; branches appressed, glabrous, scabrid. Spikelets lanceolate or elliptic, 2–3 mm, glabrous, acute; lower glume ovate, 1/3 length of spikelet, membranous, 3-veined; upper glume as long as spikelet, 5–7-veined; lower lemma similar to upper glume, palea poorly developed; upper floret as long as spikelet, pale yellow, smooth, shiny. Fl. and fr. Aug–Oct.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
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Distribution

Panicum auritum world distribution map, present in China

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:410638-1
WFO ID wfo-0000883140
COL ID 6TKWP
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Synonyms

Panicum auritum Panicum javanum Panicum balansae Panicum insulicola Panicum polymorphum Panicum javanum var. angustifolium Sacciolepis polymorpha var. angustifolia Sacciolepis polymorpha var. densa Sacciolepis polymorpha var. grandis Sacciolepis polymorpha var. micrantha Panicum auritum var. procerius Panicum polymorphum var. angustifolium Panicum polymorphum var. densum Panicum polymorphum var. micranthum