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Poecilostachys oplismenoides
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Castleburn Forest, Vumba
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Castleburn Forest, Vumba
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Castleburn Forest, Vumba
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| Synonyms: |
Chloachne oplismenoides (Hack.) Robyns Chloachne secunda Stapf Oplismenus anomalus Peter Panicum oplismenoides Hackel Poecilostachys flaccidula Rendle |
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| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Trailing perennial grass often with aerial roots at the nodes. Culms 30–100 cm. Leaves lanceolate. Inflorescence a lax raceme along a central axis. Spikelets in pairs or small clusters, lanceolate, 6-8 mm. Inferior glume 1/3–2/3 length of spikelet, acute to acuminate. Superior glume and inferior lemma armed with stiff bristles based in yellowish tubercles. Superior lemma cartilaginous. |
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| Derivation of specific name: | oplismenoides: resembling the genus Oplismenus, another genus of forest grasses |
| Habitat: | In shaded evergreen forest. |
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| Worldwide distribution: | From Nigeria and Ethiopia south to Zimbabwe and Mozambique |
| Malawi distribution: | N,S |
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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 361. (Includes a picture). Chapano, C. & Mamuto, M. (2003). Plants of the Chimanimani District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 13. As Chloachne oplismenoides Clayton, W.D. (1989). Poaceae Flora Zambesiaca 10(3) Pages 3 - 4. (Includes a picture). Jackson, G. & Wiehe, P.O. (1958). An Annotated Check List of Nyasaland Grasses The Government Printer, Zomba, Nyasaland Page 32. As Chloachne oplismenoides 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 108. Strugnell, A.M. (2006). A Checklist of the Spermatophytes of Mount Mulanje, Malawi Scripta Botanica Belgica 34 National Botanic Garden of Belgium Page 152. |
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