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| Synonyms: |
Loudetia crassipes C.E. Hubbard Loudetia longipes C.E. Hubbard Trichopteryx lanata Stent & J.M. Rattray |
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| Description: |
Tufted perennial, the basal leaf-sheaths woolly and usually becoming fibrous. Culms 40–100 cm. high. Panicle 5–35 cm. long, ovate, loose or somewhat contracted. Spikelets 8–14 mm. long, tuberculate setose, rarely glabrous. Inferior glume obtuse to subacute; superior glume and inferior lemma obtuse to acute. Superior lemma bidentate with teeth 0.5–1 mm. long; awn 4–6 cm. long, including a column 0.5–1 cm. long; stamens 2; callus 1–1.5 mm. long, linear, obliquely pungent or asymmetrically 2-toothed. |
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| Derivation of specific name: | lanata: woolly |
| Habitat: | Savanna woodland, often on damp soils |
| Altitude range: (metres) | 1000 - 1600 m |
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| Worldwide distribution: | Angola, Namibia, South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe |
| Zimbabwe distribution: | C,S |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Literature: |
Clayton, W.D. (1989). Poaceae Flora Zambesiaca 10(3) Page 220. 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. 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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