Paspalum lamprocaryon K.Schum.

Species

Angiosperms > Poales > Poaceae > Paspalum

Characteristics

Culms 90–200 cm. high, 3–7 mm. in diam., stout, leafy with the sheaths usually overlapping and concealing the node, ascending, rooting at the nodes below.
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Racemes 2–11 on an axis up to 9 cm. long, each raceme 4–12 cm. long, the spikelets borne singly on a rhachis 2–3 mm. wide.
Leaf laminae 8–30 cm. long, 8–27 mm. wide, narrowly lanceolate, often broadly rounded at the base, acute at the apex.
Spikelets 2–3 mm. long, resembling P. scrobiculatum.
Perennial.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.9 - 2.0
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses animal food
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Cultivation

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Distribution

Paspalum lamprocaryon world distribution map, present in Central African Republic, Ethiopia, Gabon, Sudan, Chad, Zambia, and Zimbabwe

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:414321-1
WFO ID wfo-0000887901
COL ID 4DWCV
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Synonyms

Paspalum lamprocaryon Paspalum scrobiculatum var. lanceolatum