Pentameris caulescens (H.P.Linder) Galley & H.P.Linder

Species

Angiosperms > Poales > Poaceae > Pentameris

Characteristics

Tangled perennial 150-300 mm high; basal sheaths not persistent; leaves mainly cauline; glands absent. Leaf blade 30-40 x 1-2 mm, rigid, spreading from aerial stems, glabrous; margins incurved, smooth; sheath mouth glabrous. Inflorescence open, 30-50 x 20-40 mm, with 5-10 spikelets; pedicels and axils hairy. Spikelet 8-12 mm long; glumes acuminate, hyaline above, base purple, glabrous; lemma 3 mm long, glabrous; lateral awns 6-8 mm long, exserted from glumes, central awn 16-19 mm long, geniculate; palea hairy along keels; anthers 1.2 mm long.
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Like P. acinosa but leaves rigid, margins incurved.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.15 - 0.3
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Soil humidity 1-3
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Cultivation

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Distribution

Pentameris caulescens world distribution map, present in South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77111542-1
WFO ID wfo-0000922388
COL ID 76NTD
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Synonyms

Pentaschistis caulescens Pentameris caulescens