| Synonyms: |
Andropogon canaliculatus var. fastigiatus Stapf |
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| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Very closely allied to A. perligulatus but differing in the following characters: ligule a fringed membrane c. 0.5 mm long; leaf laminas c. 4 mm wide with some long hairs at the base; pedicels more strongly inflated-clavate; sessile spikelets 4.5–6 mm long; lemma 3.2–4 mm long, bifid to the middle; pedicelled spikelets shorter than the sessile, 4.2–4.5 mm long; anthers 1–2 mm long, dark red. |
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| Habitat: | Growing in woodland and bogs |
| Altitude range: (metres) | 320 - 1700 m |
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| Worldwide distribution: | Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania westwards to Mali, Malawi, Mozambique, Zimbabwe |
| FZ divisions: | N |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Literature: |
Cope, T.A. (2002). Poaceae Flora Zambesiaca 10(4) Pages 73 - 74. 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 99. Ntore, S. & al. (2024). Checklist of the vascular plants of Burundi Page 190. Troupin, G. & Maquet, P. (1988). Poaceae Flore du Rwanda Spermatophytes Volume IV Page 182. (Includes a picture). |