Panicum pilgerianum (Schweick.) Clayton

Species

Angiosperms > Poales > Poaceae > Panicum

Characteristics

Spikelets appressed, 4–5.5 mm. long, lanceolate, acuminate; inferior glume 1/6–1/5 the length of the spikelet, broadly ovate, 0–3-nerved; superior glume as long as the spikelet, 7–9-nerved; inferior lemma 5–7-nerved, male; superior lemma and palea oblong, apiculate.
More
Panicle 6–36 cm. long, narrowly oblong or linear, the primary branches long, ascending or appressed to the axis, secondary branches short, appressed.
Leaf laminae 10–30 cm. long and 5–12 mm. wide, linear, flat, finely acute.
Glabrous annual; culms 30–200 cm. high erect, thick and soft.
Life form annual
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.3 - 2.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c4

Environment

Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) -

Usage

Uses -
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

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

Distribution

Panicum pilgerianum world distribution map, present in Botswana and Namibia

Conservation status

Panicum pilgerianum threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:943901-1
WFO ID wfo-0000885751
COL ID 75MFR
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN)
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Acroceras pilgerianum Panicum pilgerianum Psilochloa pilgeriana