Panicum incomtum Trin.

Species

Angiosperms > Poales > Poaceae > Panicum

Characteristics

Perennial. Culms rambling, often rooting at lower nodes, 1–2 m long, branched, terete, subglabrous to puberulous, nodes glabrous or puberulous. Leaves cauline; leaf sheaths loose, striate, puberulous; leaf blades narrowly lanceolate, 10–25 × 1–2 cm, pilose, base abruptly narrowed, apex acuminate; ligule ca. 1 mm, ciliate. Panicle oblong to ovate in outline, 10–23 cm, the axis puberulous, much branched; branches tangled, viscid. Spikelets ovate, 1.5–2 mm, sparsely puberulous to glabrous; lower glume ovate, 2/3–3/4 length of spikelet, 3–5-veined; upper glume as long as spikelet, 5-veined; lower lemma similar to upper glume, palea well developed; upper floret as long as spikelet, pale brown, smooth, shiny. Fl. and fr. Jul–Mar. 2n = 36.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Hardiness (USDA) 8-12

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Distribution

Panicum incomtum world distribution map, present in Bangladesh, China, Myanmar, Philippines, Thailand, Taiwan, Province of China, and Viet Nam

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:411798-1
WFO ID wfo-0000884634
COL ID 6TKYK
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Synonyms

Panicum prenticeanum Panicum incomtum var. pubescens Panicum incomtum Panicum sarmentosum var. prenticeanum