Echinochloa pyramidalis
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Monavale Vlei
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Monavale Vlei
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| Synonyms: |
Echinochloa holubii (Stapf) Stapf Panicum crus-galli var. molle Peter Panicum holubii Stapf Panicum pyramidale Lam. Panicum pyramidale var. hebetatum Stapf Panicum pyramidale var. spadiceum Peter |
| Common names: | Antelope grass (English) |
| Frequency: | |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Erect robust tall perennial grass up to 4 m tall. Ligule a line of hairs. Inflorescence 8 - 40 cm long, with numerous overlapping racemes or with 4-10 distant appressed racemes. Racemes straight, simple or compound, ascending. Spikelets large, 2.5-3.5(-4) mm long, plump, elliptic, awnless. Lower lemma acute to acuminate, rarely with a subulate mucro. Upper lemma 2-3 mm. |
| Type location: |
Senegal |
| Notes: | |
| Derivation of specific name: | pyramidalis: pyramidal (referring to the inflorescence) |
| Habitat: | In vleis, wet grassland and by rivers and streams |
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| Worldwide distribution: | Occurs in tropical and South Africa |
| FZ divisions: | N,Z,T,MS,GI,M |
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| Endemic status: | |
| Red data list status: | |
| Insects associated with this species: | |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Images last updated: | Saturday 1 February 2014 |
| Literature: |
Chapano, C. & Mugarisanwa, N.H. (2003). Plants of the Matobo District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 14. Clayton, W.D. (1989). Poaceae Flora Zambesiaca 10(3) Pages 56 - 57. Isaiah, A.M. & Komi, T. (2015). Grasses in the Botswana National Botanic Garden South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria Page 14. as Echinochloa holubii (Includes a picture). Jackson, G. & Wiehe, P.O. (1958). An Annotated Check List of Nyasaland Grasses The Government Printer, Zomba, Nyasaland Page 37. Klaassen Esmerialda, E.S. & Craven P. (2003). Checklist of grasses in Namibia SABONET Report No. 20 Pages 30 - 31. also as Echinochloa holubii 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 103. Ntore, S. & al. (2024). Checklist of the vascular plants of Burundi Page 195. Siebert, S. & Mössmer, M. (Editors) (2002). SABONET Southern Mozambique Expedition 2001; Provisional Plant Checklist of the Maputo Elephant Reserve (MER) and Licuati Forest Reserve (LFR) SABONET News 7(1) Page 28. As Echinochloa holubii 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 188. Troupin, G. & Maquet, P. (1988). Poaceae Flore du Rwanda Spermatophytes Volume IV Page 240. (Includes a picture). |
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