Pentameris ecklonii (Nees) Galley & H.P.Linder

Species

Angiosperms > Poales > Poaceae > Pentameris

Characteristics

Tufted annual 190-370 mm high; stalked glands on glume keel. Leaf blade 40-160 x 0.5-1.5 mm. Inflorescence spike-like, inconspicuously secund, 15-95 mm long; rachis cylindrical; spikelets arranged alternately in pairs, but usually solitary near base and apex. Spikelet 4.4-6.1 x to 1.5 mm, awnless; lemma and palea glabrous; anthers 2.7-4.0 mm long.
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Like P. pholiuroides but spikelets arranged alternately in pairs, 4.4-6.1 mm long, glumes with glands prominently stalked.
Life form annual
Growth form herb
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.19 - 0.37
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Soil humidity 10-12
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Distribution

Pentameris ecklonii world distribution map, present in South Africa

Conservation status

Pentameris ecklonii threat status: Endangered

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77111550-1
WFO ID wfo-0000920994
COL ID 76NS4
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Synonyms

Achneria curvifolia Achneria ecklonii Afrachneria ecklonii Pentameris ecklonii Pentameris bachmannii Prionachne ecklonii Prionanthium ecklonii Chondrolaena phalaroides Pentaschistis bachmannii