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Panicum infestum Andersson

Species

Angiosperms > Poales > Poaceae > Panicum

Characteristics

Spikelets 2.5–4 mm. long, oblong, glabrous, sulcate on the dorsal side; inferior glume broadly ovate, 1/4–1/3 the length of the spikelet, 1–3-nerved; superior glume 5-nerved; inferior lemma 5-nerved, male, its palea well developed; superior lemma transversely rugose.
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A grass. It is tufted and keeps growing from year to year It grows 1.5 m tall. It can form roots at the lower nodes. The leaves are loosely hairy. The blades are expanded. The flowering shoot is 20 cm long. It has spike like branches. The spikelets are 3-3.5 mm long.
Panicle 10–28 cm. long, oblong, secondary branches very short or absent.
Leaf laminae 15–50 cm. long and 2–10 mm. wide, acuminate.
Tufted perennial with erect culms 50–200 cm. high.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 1.0 - 1.75
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Environment

It is a tropical plant. It grows below 1,200 m above sea level. It grows in dry soils. It is rare in Swaziland. It can grow in arid places.
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Usage

Uses animal food food material
Edible seeds
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

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Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:411808-1
WFO ID wfo-0000884653
COL ID 6TL8L
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Panicum lasiocoleum Panicum infestum
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