| Synonyms: |
Cenchrus granularis L. Manisuris granularis (L.) L.f. Rottboellia granularis (L.) Roberty |
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| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Coarse annual; culms up to 100 cm high, erect. Leaf laminas 2–15 cm × 4–12 mm, coarsely hispid, subamplexicaul. Racemes 5–15 mm long. Sessile spikelet c. 1 mm long and wide; superior glume narrowly crested at the apex. Pedicelled spikelet 1.5–2.5 mm long. |
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| Habitat: | Growing in open and wooded grassland, along roadsides and as a weed of alfalfa, cotton and maize |
| Altitude range: (metres) | 400 - 1800 m |
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| Worldwide distribution: | Throughout the tropics |
| FZ divisions: | N |
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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 30. Cope, T.A. (2002). Poaceae Flora Zambesiaca 10(4) Pages 178 - 180. (Includes a picture). Jackson, G. & Wiehe, P.O. (1958). An Annotated Check List of Nyasaland Grasses The Government Printer, Zomba, Nyasaland Page 42. 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 105. Ntore, S. & al. (2024). Checklist of the vascular plants of Burundi Page 198. Setshogo, M.P. (2005). Preliminary checklist of the plants of Botswana. Sabonet Report no. 37. Sabonet, Pretoria and Gaborone Page 138. |