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| Synonyms: |
Andropogon densiflorus Steud. Andropogon schoenanthus L. var. densiflorus (Steud.) Hack. |
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| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Robust, caespitose perennial; culms up to 220 cm high. Leaves smooth; ligule 2.5–3.5 mm long, erose; laminas 30–40 cm × 8–35 mm, tapering to a fine point at the apex. Inflorescence a dense subovoid to globose head 5–19(30) cm long, greenish. Racemes 10–14 mm long; internodes and pedicels pilose with silvery-white hairs. Sessile spikelet 3–4 mm long, glabrous; inferior glume with an often shallow V-shaped median groove, narrowly winged on the keels; superior lemma inconspicuous, entire; awn delicate, 3.5–5 mm long, without a column; anthers 1–1.5 mm long, purple. Pedicelled spikelet male, 2–3 mm long, awnless |
| Notes: | |
| Derivation of specific name: | densiflorus: with a dense inflorescence |
| Habitat: | In woodland, swamps, dambos and fallow fields, in sandy and gravelly soils and in heavily grazed areas |
| Altitude range: | 680 - 1700 m |
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| Worldwide distribution: | Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Central Africa from Gabon and DRC to Angola, introduced in Brazil |
| Malawi distribution: | N |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Literature: |
Cope, T.A. (2002). Poaceae Flora Zambesiaca 10(4) Page 76. Jackson, G. & Wiehe, P.O. (1958). An Annotated Check List of Nyasaland Grasses The Government Printer, Zomba, Nyasaland Page 33. 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 101. |
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