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Synonyms:
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Brachiaria umboensis Stent & J.M. Rattray
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Description:
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Loosely tufted perennial. Culms 50–100 cm. high. Leaf laminae 2–10 mm. wide. Inflorescence of 2–12 racemes, these 2–10 cm. long, bearing spikelets singly on a flat rhachis c. 1 mm. wide with tuberculate-ciliate margins. Spikelets 3–3.5 mm. long, glabrous, acute. Inferior glume 1/3 length of spikelet, arising immediately below the superior. Superior lemma rugose. |
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| Habitat:
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Damp soils and streamsides |
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1000 - 1300 m |
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| Worldwide distribution:
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Kenya, Tanzania, Zimbabwe, Zambia |
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Zambian distribution (Flora Zambesiaca):
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C,S |
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| Spot characters:
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Display spot characters for this species |
| Literature:
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Clayton, W.D. (1989). Poaceae Flora Zambesiaca 10(3) Page 69.
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 101.
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