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| Synonyms: |
Arundinella marungensis (Chiov.) Chiov. Trichopteryx decumbens C.E. Hubbard Trichopteryx gracillima C.E. Hubb. |
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| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Perennial. Culms 20–60 cm. long, wiry, trailing or geniculately ascending, the internodes longer than the leaf-sheath. Leaf laminae 1–4 cm. long, 2–6 mm. wide, lanceolate to narrowly ovate, ± reflexed. Panicle 5–12 cm. long, lanceolate to ovate; pedicel hairs inconspicuous, up to 1 mm. long. Spikelets 3.5–5 mm. long, minutely pubescent, sometimes also tuberculate-setose. Superior lemma pubescent, with lateral tufts 0.4–1 mm. long; central awn 6–12 mm. long, the laterals 1.5–3.5 mm. |
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| Worldwide distribution: | Malawi, Zambia, Zimbabwe |
| Zimbabwe distribution: | E |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Literature: |
Clayton, W.D. (1989). Poaceae Flora Zambesiaca 10(3) Page 216. Jackson, G. & Wiehe, P.O. (1958). An Annotated Check List of Nyasaland Grasses The Government Printer, Zomba, Nyasaland Page 63. As Trichopteryx gracillima 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 111. |
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