Themeda intermedia (Hack.) Bor

Species

Angiosperms > Poales > Poaceae > Themeda

Characteristics

Perennial. Culms tufted, stout, 1.5–5 m tall, 0.8–1.5 cm in diam. Leaf sheaths glabrous; leaf blades up to 100 × 0.6–1.5 cm, narrowed toward base, scabrid, acuminate; ligule ca. 1 mm. Compound panicle large with many drooping branches, each branch bearing several spathes subtending 1–3 spatheoles; spatheoles 2–3 cm, glabrous; peduncle villous at apex. Raceme composed of 0–2 spikelet pairs and a terminal triad above the involucre of 2 homogamous pairs. Homogamous spikelets arising at slightly different levels, male or barren, 11–14 mm, narrowly oblong-lanceolate, hirsute with long, golden or pallid tubercle-based hairs, acuminate. Sessile spikelet ca. 7 mm; callus 1.5–2 mm, narrowly cuneate; lower glume oblong-lanceolate, dorsally compressed, densely strigose with brown hairs; upper lemma lanceolate, awn absent or less than 1 cm. Pedicelled spikelet 10.5–14 mm.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 1.5 - 5.0
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

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Distribution

Themeda intermedia world distribution map, present in Bangladesh, China, Moldova (Republic of), Myanmar, Philippines, Solomon Islands, Thailand, and Vanuatu

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:424198-1
WFO ID wfo-0000903566
COL ID 56BB4
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Synonyms

Themeda intermedia Anthistiria gigantea subsp. intermedia Themeda gigantea var. dubia Themeda gigantea var. intermedia Themeda intermedia var. intorta Themeda gigantea subsp. intermedia Androscepia gigantea var. polyantha Themeda villosa var. polyantha