Urelytrum giganteum Pilg.

Species

Angiosperms > Poales > Poaceae > Urelytrum

Characteristics

Robust perennial; culms 1.2–4 m. high.. Leaf-blades broad, herbaceous, 30–100 cm. long, 10–25 mm. wide; ligule 2–3 mm. long, truncate.. Inflorescence of 20–50 pedunculate racemes, each 10–25 cm. long, these borne in whorls upon a central axis 15–30 cm. long; internodes and pedicels glabrous.. Sessile spikelet lanceolate; lower glume 5–6 mm. long, smooth and glabrous except for the spinulose keels, bluntly acute.. Pedicelled spikelet 4–5 mm. long, its awn (0–)0.7–1.5 cm. long.
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Robust perennial up to 2·5 m. high
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 3.1 - 4.5
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Environment

Swampy places.
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses animal food material
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Cultivation

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Distribution

Urelytrum giganteum world distribution map, present in Central African Republic, Congo, Nigeria, Sudan, and Uganda

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:426224-1
WFO ID wfo-0000906760
COL ID 7DSNQ
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Synonyms

Rhytachne gigantea Urelytrum giganteum Urelytrum thyrsioides