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| Synonyms: |
Eulalia capensis (Hochst.) Steud. Microstegium capense (Hochst.) A. Camus Pollinia nuda var. capensis (Hochst.) Hack. Pollinia nuda Trin. Psilopogon capensis Hochst. |
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Rambling annual, rooting at the lower nodes. Culms 20–100 cm long. Leaf laminas 1–8 cm long, linear to lanceolate. Inflorescence of 2–10 slender racemes each 2–8 cm long; internodes filiform, glabrous, equalling or exceeding the loosely spaced spikelets. Spikelets 2.5–5 mm long, lanceolate-elliptic; callus shortly barbate. Inferior glume with a broad shallow median groove, glabrous, or finely ciliate near the apex; superior glume weakly keeled or rounded on the back, acute. Inferior floret represented by a lanceolate hyaline scale. Superior lemma 1.5–2 mm long, linear, entire or minutely bidentate, with a capillary awn 6–20 mm long; palea minute or absent; stamens 2 |
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| Habitat: | Forest shade |
| Altitude range: (metres) | 600 - 1700 m |
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| Worldwide distribution: | DRC, Mozambique, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, Zimbabwe, an Asiatic species |
| Zimbabwe distribution: | E |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Literature: |
Cope, T.A. (2002). Poaceae Flora Zambesiaca 10(4) Pages 17 - 18. (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 107. |
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