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| Synonyms: |
Digitaria obtusifolia (Del.) Roem. & Schult. Panicum obtusifolium Del. Paspalidium platyrrhachis C.E. Hubb. |
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| Description: |
Like P. geminatum but leaf laminae broadly obtuse to acute, spikelets 3–4 mm. long and glumes shorter, the superior up to 1/2 length of spikelet. |
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| Derivation of specific name: | obtusifolium: with obtuse leaves |
| Habitat: | Marshy places and in water |
| Altitude range: | Up to 1500 m |
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| Worldwide distribution: | Kenya to South Africa, Algeria and Egypt, Botswana, Namibia, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe |
| Zambian distribution (Flora Zambesiaca): | B,S |
| Zambian distribution (Provinces): | S,W |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Literature: |
Clayton, W.D. (1989). Poaceae Flora Zambesiaca 10(3) Page 111. Heath, A. & Heath, R. (2009). Field Guide to the Plants of Northern Botswana including the Okavango Delta Kew Publishing Page 440. (Includes a picture). 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 107. Setshogo, M.P. (2005). Preliminary checklist of the plants of Botswana. Sabonet Report no. 37. Sabonet, Pretoria and Gaborone Page 142. |
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