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Brachiaria brizantha
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Greystone Park NR
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Greystone Park NR
Photo: David Hartung
Monavale Vlei
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| Synonyms: |
var. angustifolia Stent & J.M. Rattray |
| Common names: | Common signal grass (English) Large-seeded millet grass (English) |
| Frequency: | |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Tall tufted perennial grass, up to 2 m. Inflorescences up to 15 per culm. Spikelets, 4-6 mm long, in a single row, hairless or nearly so. |
| Notes: | |
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| Habitat: | In savanna woodland and grassland. It is a commonly planted pasture grass. |
| Altitude range: | 700 - 2300 m |
| Flowering time: | Dec - Apr |
| Worldwide distribution: | Widespread in tropical Africa and Southern Africa. Introduced elsewhere. |
| Mozambique distribution: | N,MS,M |
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| Endemic status: | |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Literature: |
Burrows, J.E. & Willis, C.K. (eds) (2005). Plants of the Nyika Plateau Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 31 SABONET, Pretoria Page 341. (Includes a picture). Chapano, C. (2002). A checklist of Zimbabwean grasses Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 16. Pretoria. Page 11. Chapano, C., Mugarisanwa, N.H. (2003). Plants of the Matobo District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 6. Clayton, W.D. (1989). Poaceae Flora Zambesiaca 10(3) Page 70. Da Silva, M.C., Izidine, S. & Amude, A.B. (2004). A preliminary checklist of the vascular plants of Mozambique. Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 30 Sabonet, Pretoria Page 131. Fish, L., Mashau, A.C., Moeaha, M.J. & Nembudani, M.T. (2015). Identification Guide to Southern African Grasses Strelitzia 36 South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria Page 124. Jackson, G. & Wiehe, P.O. (1958). An Annotated Check List of Nyasaland Grasses The Government Printer, Zomba, Nyasaland Page 31. Klaassen Esmerialda, E.S. & Craven P. (2003). Checklist of grasses in Namibia SABONET Report No. 20 Page 16. 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 100. Phiri, P.S.M. (2005). A Checklist of Zambian Vascular Plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 32 Page 127. Setshogo, M.P. (2005). Preliminary checklist of the plants of Botswana. Sabonet Report no. 37. Sabonet, Pretoria and Gaborone Page 132. Van Oudtshoorn, F.P. (1992). Grasses of South Africa Briza Publications, South Africa Page 247. (Includes a picture). |
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