Streptogyna crinita P.Beauv.

Species

Angiosperms > Poales > Poaceae > Streptogyna

Characteristics

Culms 30–150 cm. high, arising from scaly rhizomes.. Leaf-blades narrowly lanceolate to narrowly elliptic, 10–40 cm. long and 1–3.6 cm. broad; ligule up to 2 mm. long, ciliolate.. Raceme 11–30 cm. long, the spikelets imbricate and borne upon short pedicels 1–2 mm. long.. Spikelets 22–30 mm. long, dark green to brown; lower glume 3–10 mm. long; upper glume 17–23 mm. long; fertile lemmas narrowly oblong-lanceolate, 18–22 mm. long, appressedly pubescent below, and narrowed into a shortly bearded subacute callus 1.5–2.5 mm. long; awn scaberulous, up to 25 mm. long; stigmas 2, 1–2 cm. long, retrorsely spinulose; ovary pilose above.. Fig. 8.
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The rhachilla segment adjacent to the base of each lemma forms a trap for catching hairs and thus effecting dispersal.
A broad-leaved perennial of forest shade, 0·3–1·7 in. high spreading by scaly rhizomes.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.24 - 0.84
Root system rhizome
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses material medicinal social use
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Cultivation

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Images

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Distribution

Streptogyna crinita world distribution map, present in Angola, Benin, Central African Republic, Congo, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Indonesia, Liberia, Nigeria, Sudan, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Togo, Tanzania, United Republic of, and Uganda

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:423967-1
WFO ID wfo-0000903204
COL ID 52Y76
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Synonyms

Streptia crinita Streptia secunda Streptogyna crinita Streptogyna gerontogaea Streptogyna guianensis