Zonotriche inamoena (K. Schum.) Clayton

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Synonyms: Piptostachya inamoena (K. Schum.) Phipps
Tristachya aurea Chiov.
Tristachya inamoena K. Schum.
Tristachya ringoetii De Wild.
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Tufted perennial. Culms 60–150 cm. high. Panicle 10–25 cm. long, linear to lanceolate. Spikelets 10–15(19) mm. long, narrowly lanceolate. Inferior glume 2/3 to as long as spikelet. villous with tubercle-based golden brown hairs, acuminate. Superior lemma villous all over or only on margins, the lateral lobes usually attenuate into setae 1–3(6) mm. long, the central awn 9–18 mm. long.
Type location:
Malawi
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Habitat: Brachystegia woodland
Altitude range: 500 - 2000 m
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Worldwide distribution: Angola, DRC, Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Zambian distribution (Flora Zambesiaca): B,N,W,C,E,S
Zambian distribution (Provinces): Cb,N,E,Lk,S,W
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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 366. (Includes a picture).

Clayton, W.D. (1989). Poaceae Flora Zambesiaca 10(3) Pages 211 - 213.

Jackson, G. & Wiehe, P.O. (1958). An Annotated Check List of Nyasaland Grasses The Government Printer, Zomba, Nyasaland Page 64. As Tristachya inamoena

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 111.

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Copyright: Mike Bingham, Annette Willemen, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Mark Hyde, 2011-24

Bingham, M.G., Willemen, A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. and Hyde, M.A. (2024). Flora of Zambia: Species information: Zonotriche inamoena.
https://www.zambiaflora.com/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=108080, retrieved 19 March 2024

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