Perotis leptopus Pilg.

Species

Angiosperms > Poales > Poaceae > Perotis

Characteristics

Loosely tufted annual; culms 25–60 cm. high, slender, erect or geniculately ascending.. Leaf-blades lanceolate, 1–4 cm. long, 2–5 mm. wide.. Spike 2–10 cm. long, exserted from the uppermost sheath, the spikelets densely packed and appressed to the rhachis.. Spikelets 2–2.4 mm. long, with a stipitiform callus 0.3–0.7 mm. long; glumes minutely hispidulous, with a slender, often pallid, erect awn 20–40 mm. long.. Caryopsis terete.
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Spikelets 2–2.4 mm long with a stipitiform callus 0.3–0.7 mm long; glumes minutely hispidulous, with a slender, often pallid, erect awn, that of the inferior glume 20–35 mm long, that of the superior 11–17 mm long.
Inflorescence 2–10 cm long, well exserted from the uppermost leaf sheath, the spikelets densely packed and appressed to the rhachis.
Annual up to 60 cm tall, slender, erect or geniculately ascending; leaf laminas 1–4 cm × 2–5 mm, lanceolate.
Caryopsis terete.
Life form annual
Growth form
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.43 - 0.6
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Photosynthetic pathway c4

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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

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Cultivation

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Distribution

Perotis leptopus world distribution map, present in Angola, Botswana, Mozambique, Namibia, Tanzania, United Republic of, Zambia, and Zimbabwe

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:415503-1
WFO ID wfo-0000889513
COL ID 775CN
BDTFX ID -
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Synonyms

Perotis leptopus