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Paspalum notatum
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Borrowdale Common, Harare
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Old cottages at Katiyo Tea Estate
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| Synonyms: | |
| Common names: | Bahia grass (English) Beira grass (English) |
| Frequency: | Local |
| Status: | Cultivated and naturalised |
| Description: |
Mat-forming, creeping perennial, arising from stout rhizomes. Culms up to 50 cm. The inflorescences are usually paired, occasionally 3, each 2.5–12 cm. long. Spikelets borne singly in 2 rows on a narrow rhachis. Spikelets 2.5–3.8 mm. long, broadly elliptic, plumply plano-convex, green. Superior glume and inferior lemma cartilaginous, glabrous. Superior lemma pallid at maturity. |
| Notes: | |
| Derivation of specific name: | |
| Habitat: | Introduced for grazing and erosion control. It is found as an occasional escape of disturbed places, often found in lawns and on road sides, mainly in and around urban areas. |
| Altitude range: (metres) | |
| Flowering time: | Dec - Apr |
| Worldwide distribution: | Native of South America. |
| Zimbabwe distribution: | C,E,S |
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| Endemic status: | |
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| Insects associated with this species: | Cnaphalocrocis trapezalis (Larval foodplant) |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Literature: |
Chapano, C. & Mamuto, M. (2003). Plants of the Chimanimani District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 42. Clayton, W.D. (1989). Poaceae Flora Zambesiaca 10(3) Page 89. Jackson, G. & Wiehe, P.O. (1958). An Annotated Check List of Nyasaland Grasses The Government Printer, Zomba, Nyasaland Page 69. 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. |
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