Pseudopentameris caespitosa N.P.Barker

Species

Angiosperms > Poales > Poaceae > Pseudopentameris

Characteristics

Tufted perennial with annual culms, 700-1200 mm high; under-ground parts woody or fibrous; leaves mainly basal; branched aerial stems absent. Leaf blade 45-500 x 4.5 mm, flat or rolled, curled when old. Inflorescence with 10-20 spikelets. Spikelet 33-60 x 4.5-6.0 mm; glumes 33-60 mm long, 5-9-nerved; lemma body 8-10 mm long, hairy in upper half, glabrous in lower half, 9-11-nerved; lobes 15-18 mm long (including awn), awn 15-30 mm long; central awn 29-49 mm long; anther 6-8 mm long; caryopsis 5-6 mm long.
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Like P. macrantha but tufted with unbranched culms, leaves basal, spikelets and panicle purple, lemmas larger, 8-10 mm long.
Life form
Growth form herb
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.7 - 1.2
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Environment

Light -
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Soil texture 5-6
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Usage

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Cultivation

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Distribution

Pseudopentameris caespitosa world distribution map, present in South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:988306-1
WFO ID wfo-0000894900
COL ID 4P6DQ
BDTFX ID -
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Synonyms

Pseudopentameris caespitosa