Paspalum distichum L.

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Kasu ka Tange
Nov 2010
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Synonyms:	Digitaria paspalodes Michaux Paspalum paspalodes (Michx.) Scribn.
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Description:	Creeping stoloniferous perennial. Culms 8–60 cm. high. Racemes paired (rarely 3), each 2–8 cm. long, the spikelets borne singly in 2 rows on a rhachis 1–2 mm. wide. Spikelets 3–4 mm. long, ovate, plump, green. Inferior glume present on at least some spikelets as a tiny scale. Superior glume and inferior lemma somewhat coriaceous, the glume nearly always obscurely pubescent. Superior lemma pallid at maturity.
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Notes:	Safrass project: Probability of occurrence in Zambia: Mod - High
Derivation of specific name:	distichum: distichous
Habitat:	Damp depressions and marshy, but not saline, soils. It occurs only as an escape in the Flora Zambesiaca area, but has become a serious weed in S. Africa.
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Worldwide distribution:	Widespread in the tropics and warm temperate regions but moistly absent from the moist equatorial belt.
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Content last updated:	Thursday 11 May 2017
Literature:	Clayton, W.D. (1989). Poaceae Flora Zambesiaca 10(3) Page 89. 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 108.

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