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Panicum dregeanum
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Haka Game Park, Cleveland Dam
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| Common names: | Plum panicum (English) |
| Frequency: | |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Densely tufted perennial grass, culms 50-130 cm high. Leaves mostly basal with sheaths pubescent near the base, laminae (14)18–35(50) cm. long and 1.5–5 mm. wide, linear, acute or acuminate. Inflorescence much-branched panicles (8)12–20(30) cm. long, narrowly oblong to ovate. Spikelets numerous, purple, 2–2.5(3) mm. long, ovate, glabrous, often purple tinged; inferior glume 1/2–2/3 as long as the spikelet, (3)5-nerved, recurved acute to acuminate; superior glume 5-nerved, recurved acute to acuminate; inferior lemma 5-nerved, its palea well developed, male; superior lemma smooth and glossy. |
| Notes: | |
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| Habitat: | In damp grassland. |
| Altitude range: | 330 - 2000 m |
| Flowering time: | Dec - Jan |
| Worldwide distribution: | Throughout tropical Africa |
| Mozambique distribution: | MS |
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| Endemic status: | |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Literature: |
Chapano, C. & Mamuto, M. (2003). Plants of the Chimanimani District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 42. Clayton, W.D. (1989). Poaceae Flora Zambesiaca 10(3) Pages 22 - 23. (Includes a picture). Jackson, G. & Wiehe, P.O. (1958). An Annotated Check List of Nyasaland Grasses The Government Printer, Zomba, Nyasaland Page 50. 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 141. Wursten, B., Timberlake, J. & Darbyshire, I. (2017). The Chimanimani Mountains: an updated checklist. Kirkia 19(1) Page 86. |
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