Plant descriptions ²

Perennial herb, not bentgrass, long to 40 - 50 cm. Glabrous or hairy leaves, 3-6 cm long to 1,5-7 mm wide. Inflorescence paniculate, glabrous. Spikelets globose, obtuse to the top, 1,3-1,7 mm long. lower glume 1-3-nerved.Upper glume 5-nerved.

Elevation ²

Up to 500 m.

Reference ²

Bosser. J., 1969. Graminée des paturages et des cultures à Madagascar. Office de la recherche scientifique et technique Outre-mer. 440 p.

Sources and Credits

1. no rights reserved, uploaded by Romer Rabarijaona
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More Info

• iNat taxon page
• Biodiversity Heritage Library
• BOLD Systems BIN search
• eFloras.org
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
• HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants
• IPNI (with links to POWO, WFO, and BHL)
• SEINet Symbiota portals
• Tropicos
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