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| Synonyms: |
Melinis affinis Mez Melinis bertlingii Mez Melinis brevipila (Hackel) Hackel Melinis ejubata Mez Melinis grandiflora (Hochst.) Hackel Melinis mutica Mez Melinis otaviensis Mez Melinis pulchra Mez Melinis rangei Mez Melinis seineri Mez Melinis villosa (Parl.) Hackel Monachyron grandiflorum (A. Rich.) Martelli Monachyron villosum Parl. Panicum insigne Steudel Panicum setinsigne Mez Rhynchelytrum brevipilum (Hack.) Chiov. Rhynchelytrum costatum Stapf & Hubbard Rhynchelytrum grandiflorum Hochst. Rhynchelytrum suberostratum Stapf & Hubbard Rhynchelytrum villosum (Parl.) Chiov. Saccharum grandiflorum (A. Rich.) Walp. Tricholaena brevipila Hackel Tricholaena grandiflora A. Rich. Tricholaena grandiflora var. glabrescens Rendle Tricholaena monachyron Oliver Tricholaena rosea var. setosa Peters Tricholaena uniglumis Dur. & Schinz Tricholaena villosa (Parl.) Dur. & Schinz |
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| Description: |
Tufted annual or rarely a short-lived perennial. Culms 25–90 cm. high, 0.9–1.6(2) mm. in diam. Spikelets (4)5–12 mm. long, glabrous or hairy, conspicuously laterally compressed. Inferior glume (0.6)1.5–3(4.3) mm. long, separated from the superior by an internode (0.5)0.7–1.7(2) mm. long. Superior glume and inferior lemma membranous to coriaceous, often drawn out into a narrow and glabrous beak. |
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| Derivation of specific name: | repens: creeping; grandiflora: large flowered |
| Habitat: | Dry and sunny places, on sand or boulders, in grassland and savanna woodland, rarely on disturbed sites |
| Altitude range: (metres) | 200 - 1400 m |
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| Worldwide distribution: | From tropical and South Africa, extending through Arabia to India |
| Zimbabwe distribution: | N,W,C,E,S |
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| 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 38. Chapano, C. & Mugarisanwa, N.H. (2003). Plants of the Matobo District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 25. Clayton, W.D. (1989). Poaceae Flora Zambesiaca 10(3) Pages 116 - 118. Heath, A. & Heath, R. (2009). Field Guide to the Plants of Northern Botswana including the Okavango Delta Kew Publishing Page 478. (Includes a picture). 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 106. Setshogo, M.P. (2005). Preliminary checklist of the plants of Botswana. Sabonet Report no. 37. Sabonet, Pretoria and Gaborone Page 140. Timberlake, J.R. & Childes, S.L. (2004). Biodiversity of the Four Corners Area: Technical Reviews Volume Two (Chapter 5-15) Appendix 5-1: Plant Checklist Occasional Publications in Biodiversity 15 Page 190. |
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