Sphaerocaryum Nees ex Hook.F.

Genus

Angiosperms > Poales > Poaceae

Characteristics

Annual. Culms trailing, many-noded. Leaf blades ovate, amplexicaul, with obscure cross veins; ligule a line of hairs. Inflorescence a panicle; pedicels glandular. Spikelets 1-flowered, floret bisexual; glumes deciduous, veinless or 1-veined, obtuse; lemma membranous, 1-veined, pubescent, obtuse; palea equal to lemma. Stamens 3. Caryopsis ovate.
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Hardiness (USDA) 8-12

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Distribution

Sphaerocaryum world distribution map, present in Bangladesh, China, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Myanmar, Philippines, Thailand, Taiwan, Province of China, and Viet Nam

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:19047-1
WFO ID wfo-4000035968
COL ID 8W3PX
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Synonyms

Sphaerocaryum

Lower taxons

Sphaerocaryum malaccense