Poecilostachys oplismenoides (Hack.) Clayton

Species

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Characteristics

Trailing perennial with lanceolate leaf laminae and often with aerial roots at the nodes.
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Inferior lemma armed with stiff bristles based in yellowish tubercles.
Superior glume armed with stiff bristles based in yellowish tubercles.
Inferior glume 1/3–2/3 length of spikelet, acute to acuminate.
Spikelets 6–8 mm. long, lanceolate.
Superior lemma cartilaginous.
Culms 30–100 cm. high.
Life form perennial
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Growth support free-standing
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.3 - 1.0
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

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Cultivation

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Distribution

Poecilostachys oplismenoides world distribution map, present in Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, Kenya, Mozambique, Nigeria, Puerto Rico, Rwanda, Sudan, Tanzania, United Republic of, Zambia, and Zimbabwe

Conservation status

Poecilostachys oplismenoides threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:943902-1
WFO ID wfo-0000894403
COL ID 6VT6Q
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Synonyms

Poecilostachys flaccidula Chloachne oplismenoides Oplismenus anomalus Panicum oplismenoides Poecilostachys oplismenoides Chloachne secunda