Tarigidia aequiglumis (Goossens) Stent

Species

Angiosperms > Poales > Poaceae > Tarigidia

Characteristics

Densely tufted perennial 800-1500 mm high. Leaf blade 350 x 3-5 mm. Inflorescence spike-like or narrowly conical, branches short, adpressed to somewhat spreading below. Spikelet 4.0-4.5 mm long, woolly, awnless; glumes ± equal; lower glume 2/3 as long as spikelet; upper glume not gibbous; anther 2.3-2.6 mm long.
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Perennial, densely tufted, up to 1.5 m high. Leaf blades up to 350 mm long, 3-5 mm wide. Spikelets 4.0-4.5 mm long. Inflorescence spike-like or narrowly conical, with short branches appressed or somewhat spreading below; spikelets woolly; glumes equal, ± two-thirds of spikelet length.
Perennial; up to 1.5 m high; densely tufted. Leaf blades up to 350 x 3-5 mm. Flowers: panicle contracted; spike-like or narrowly conical; with short branches appressed or somewhat spreading below; spikelets 4.0-4.5 mm long; spikelets woolly; glumes equal; ± 2/3 of spikelet length.
Life form perennial
Growth form
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 1.5
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Environment

Light -
Soil humidity 1-3
Soil texture 7-8
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Hardiness (USDA) -

Usage

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Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

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Distribution

Tarigidia aequiglumis world distribution map, present in Namibia and South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:424082-1
WFO ID wfo-0000903372
COL ID 54XSP
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Anthephora aequiglumis Digitaria otaviensis Tarigidia aequiglumis