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Descriptions

W.D. Clayton, M. Vorontsova, K.T. Harman & H. Williamson

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Panicum lanipes

HABIT Perennial; caespitose. Butt sheaths woolly. Culms 20–90 cm long. Ligule a ciliate membrane. Leaf-blades 7–20 cm long; 2–3(–5) mm wide; glaucous. Leaf-blade surface glabrous, or hirsute; with tubercle-based hairs. Leaf-blade apex acuminate.

INFLORESCENCE Inflorescence a panicle.

Panicle open; ovate; 7–20 cm long.

Spikelets solitary. Fertile spikelets pedicelled.

FERTILE SPIKELETS Spikelets comprising 1 basal sterile florets; 1 fertile florets; without rhachilla extension. Spikelets ovate; dorsally compressed; acute; (2–)2.5–3 mm long; falling entire.

GLUMES Glumes similar; reaching apex of florets; thinner than fertile lemma. Lower glume ovate; 0.33–0.66 length of spikelet; membranous; without keels; 0–3 -veined. Lower glume apex acute. Upper glume ovate; 1 length of spikelet; membranous; without keels; 5 -veined. Upper glume apex acute.

FLORETS Basal sterile florets male; with palea. Lemma of lower sterile floret similar to upper glume; ovate; 1 length of spikelet; membranous; 5–7 -veined; acute. Fertile lemma oblong; dorsally compressed; 2–2.5 mm long; indurate; pallid; shiny; without keel. Lemma margins involute. Lemma apex obtuse. Palea involute; indurate.

DISTRIBUTION Africa: south.

NOTES Paniceae. FZ.

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