Panicum phippsii Renvoize

Species

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Characteristics

Spikelets 3 mm. long, lanceolate, densely pilose; inferior glume a small nerveless scale 1–6 the length of the spikelet; superior glume 5-nerved; inferior lemma 5-nerved, its palea poorly developed, sterile; superior lemma and palea glossy, dark brown.
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Panicle 6–10 cm. long, ovate, sparsely to moderately branched, the branches slender and flexuous.
Annual; culms 30–50 cm. long, erect or decumbent and rooting at the lower nodes.
Leaf laminae 3.5–6 cm. long and 5–10 mm. wide, lanceolate, thin, acuminate.
Life form annual
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
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Distribution

Panicum phippsii world distribution map, present in Zambia

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:937897-1
WFO ID wfo-0000885732
COL ID 75MFJ
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Synonyms

Panicum phippsii