Sacciolepis seslerioides Stapf

Species

Angiosperms > Poales > Poaceae > Sacciolepis

Characteristics

Perennial with long slender rhizomes; culms 30–100 cm. high.. Leaf-blades linear, 3–25 cm. long, 2–13 mm. wide, the sheath without auricles.. Panicle cylindrical to oblong, 2–10 cm. long.. Spikelets narrowly ovate, laterally compressed, 3–5 mm. long, glabrous, usually pallid; lower glume ovate, ± 1/2 as long as the spikelet; upper glume subcoriaceous; lower floret male, its palea almost as long as the lemma.
More
Spikelets 3–5 mm. long, narrowly ovate, glabrous, pallid.
Panicle 2–10 cm. long, cylindrical to oblong, dense.
Perennial with slender rhizomes.
Superior glume subcoriaceous.
Culms 30–100 cm. high.
Leaf laminae flat.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.3 - 1.0
Root system rhizome
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses -
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Distribution

Sacciolepis seslerioides world distribution map, present in Angola, Congo, Tanzania, United Republic of, and Zambia

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:420111-1
WFO ID wfo-0000896849
COL ID 78YK5
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN)
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Sacciolepis albida Sacciolepis seslerioides Panicum seslerioides