Tristachya huillensis Rendle

Species

Angiosperms > Poales > Poaceae > Tristachya

Characteristics

Superior lemma glabrous, the lobes acute, with a persistent central awn 5–12 mm. long, its column very short.
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Panicle 5–12 cm. long, ovate, bearing 5–40 triads of spikelets with connate pedicels.
Spikelets 8–10 mm. long, golden brown, pilose from rows of black tubercles.
Inferior glume almost as long as spikelet.
Callus linear, bluntly pointed.
Culms 60–90 cm. high.
Tufted perennial.
Life form perennial
Growth form
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Distribution

Tristachya huillensis world distribution map, present in Angola and Zambia

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:425482-1
WFO ID wfo-0000905578
COL ID 7D6SH
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Synonyms

Muantijamvella huillensis Tristachya huillensis