Panicum hirtum Lam.

Species

Angiosperms > Poales > Poaceae > Panicum

Characteristics

A grass. It grows 20-40 cm tall.
Life form annual
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.2 - 0.7
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

It is a tropical plant.
Light 7-9
Soil humidity 1-5
Soil texture 3-4
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses animal food food gene source medicinal social use
Edible leaves rhizomes roots
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

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

Distribution

Panicum hirtum world distribution map, present in Angola, Burkina Faso, Belize, Brazil, Botswana, Cabo Verde, Cuba, Ecuador, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Guyana, Kenya, Namibia, Nigeria, Nicaragua, Rwanda, Sudan, Suriname, Tanzania, United Republic of, Uganda, Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of), Zambia, and Zimbabwe

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:411699-1
WFO ID wfo-0000884517
COL ID 75L9V
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 732326
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Synonyms

Panicum heterostachyum Panicum hirtum Panicum axipilium Panicum brevifolium var. heterostachyum