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| Synonyms: |
Andropogon lancifolius Trin. Pleuroplitis lancifolius (Trin.) Regel |
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| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Similar to A. micans but differing by the following characters: culms 10–30 cm high; leaf laminas 1–3 cm × 3–7 mm; racemes 1–3, 0.5–2 cm long, not terete, greenish-yellow; internodes with hairs seldom over 0.5 mm long; pedicel present or absent; sessile spikelet 3–5 mm long; inferior glume flat on the back, linear, scaberulous; superior glume ± flat on the back, produced at the apex into a fine awn 0.5–1.5 mm long; awn of superior lemma 7–10 mm long; anthers 0.4–0.6 mm long; pedicelled spikelet lanceolate, 1.5–2 mm long or totally suppressed. |
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| Habitat: | Frequent in clearings in xerophytic forest |
| Altitude range: | 560 - 1130 m |
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| Worldwide distribution: | From Mali to Ethiopia southwards to Mozambique and eastwards through Arabia to China and Indonesia, Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe |
| Malawi distribution: | C,S |
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| Endemic status: | |
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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 341. Cope, T.A. (2002). Poaceae Flora Zambesiaca 10(4) Pages 90 - 91. (Includes a picture). Jackson, G. & Wiehe, P.O. (1958). An Annotated Check List of Nyasaland Grasses The Government Printer, Zomba, Nyasaland Page 30. 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 100. |
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