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Andropogon villosus Thunb. Pogonatherum villosum (Thunb.) Roberty Pollinia villosa (Thunb.) Spreng. |
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Caespitose perennial. Culms 40–120 cm high, erect. Leaf laminas 3–8 mm wide, appressedly pubescent, acute. Inflorescence of 3–12 racemes each 5–12 cm long, silky with white or violet hairs. Spikelets 5–7 mm long, lanceolate. Inferior glume shallowly concave on the back with 2 intercarinal nerves, light brown, glabrous or sparsely villous, ciliate on the keels above, minutely truncate. Inferior lemma 4–7 mm long, membranous below, hyaline above. Superior lemma bifid for 1/3–1/2 its length, with an awn 10–20 mm long. |
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| Derivation of specific name: | villosa: covered with long, soft, weak hairs, villous |
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| Worldwide distribution: | India, Madagascar, Extends from Ethiopia to South Africa, Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Literature: |
Burrows, J.E. & Willis, C.K. (eds) (2005). Plants of the Nyika Plateau Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 31 SABONET, Pretoria Page 346. (Includes a picture). Cope, T.A. (2002). Poaceae Flora Zambesiaca 10(4) Pages 13 - 15. (Includes a picture). Jackson, G. & Wiehe, P.O. (1958). An Annotated Check List of Nyasaland Grasses The Government Printer, Zomba, Nyasaland Page 41. Mapaura, A. & Timberlake, J. (eds) (2004). A checklist of Zimbabwean vascular plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 33 Sabonet, Pretoria and Harare Page 105. |
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