Urelytrum henrardii Chippind.

Species

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Characteristics

Leaf sheaths usually pilose or pubescent above; ligule short, 0.8–1.3 mm long, truncate, inconspicuous; leaf laminas up to 40 cm × 3–4 mm, fairly narrow.
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Sessile spikelet narrowly oblong-lanceolate; inferior glume 7.5–8.5 mm long, glabrous below, spinulose above and on the keels, subacute at the apex.
Inflorescence a solitary raceme 15–30 cm long; rhachis internodes and pedicels scaberulous.
Pedicelled spikelet 2–3 mm long, with an awn up to 2 cm long, but often absent.
Caespitose perennial; culms up to 100 cm high.
Life form perennial
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Distribution

Urelytrum henrardii world distribution map, present in Cabo Verde and Zambia

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:426226-1
WFO ID wfo-0000906762
COL ID 7DSNZ
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Synonyms

Urelytrum henrardii