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Danthoniopsis pruinosa
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| Synonyms: |
Danthoniopsis pruinosa C.E. Hubbard var. gracilis C.E. Hubbard Petrina pruinosa (C.E. Hubbard) Phipps |
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| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Perennial with swollen rootstock. Culms 60-150 cm. Leaves: lamina glaucous, neither margin crinkled. Panicle 10-35 cm. Spikelets 5-9 mm; lower glume 1/2 - 3/4 as long as spikelet; lower lemma 3(-5)-nerved; upper lemma 5-nerved, pilose and with a row of 6 tufts across the back, setaceously 2-lobed (setae up to 1 mm), with an awn 6-12 mm. Palea keels narrowly winged. |
| Type location: |
Zambia, Pemba |
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| Habitat: | Confined to rocky habitats in woodland. |
| Altitude range: | 550 - 1600 m |
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| Worldwide distribution: | Southern Tanzania, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe and South Africa |
| Zambian distribution (Flora Zambesiaca): | C,S |
| Zambian distribution (Provinces): | C,Lk,S |
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| Literature: |
Chapano, C. & Mugarisanwa, N.H. (2003). Plants of the Matobo District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 13. Clayton, W.D. (1989). Poaceae Flora Zambesiaca 10(3) Page 201. 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 102. Timberlake, J., Darbyshire, I., Wursten, B., Hadj-Hammou, J., Ballings, P., Mapaura, A., Matimele, H., Banze, A., Chipanga, H., Muassinar, D., Massunde, J., Chelene, I., Osborne, J., Shah, T. (2016). Chimanimani Mountains: Botany and Conservation. Report produced under CEPF Grant 63512. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, London. Page 47. Wursten, B., Timberlake, J. & Darbyshire, I. (2017). The Chimanimani Mountains: an updated checklist. Kirkia 19(1) Page 85. |
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Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Danthoniopsis pruinosa
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