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Cyrtococcum chaetophoron

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Name

Identification
Panicum setigerum P.Beauv. [family POACEAE ] Cyrtococcum chaetophoron (Roem. & Schult.) Dandy [family POACEAE ] (stored under name);
Related name
  • Panicum setigerum
  • Cyrtococcum setigerum
  • Panicum radicans
  • Panicum chaetophorum
  • Panicum jardinii
  • Isachne kingundaensis
  • Cyrtococcum chaetophoron
Common name
  • bikakosiré (B&D) (IVORY COAST, ‘NÉKÉDIÉ’), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2
  • ka-seth-ka-gbel (FCD) (SIERRA LEONE, TEMNE), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2

Flora

Entry for CYRTOCOCCUM chaetophoron (Roem. & Schult.) Dandy [family POACEAE]
Herbarium
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (K)
Collection
Flora of Tropical East Africa
Resource Type
Reference Sources
Entry From
Flora of Tropical East Africa, page 451, (1982) Author: W. D. CLAYTON and S.A. RENVOIZE
Names
CYRTOCOCCUM chaetophoron (Roem. & Schult.) Dandy [family POACEAE], in J.B. 69: 55 (1931); Fl. Agrost. Congo Belge 2: 230 (1934); F.P.N.A. 3: 110 (1955); F.P.S. 3: 415 (1956); Clayton in F.W.T.A., ed. 2, 3: 426 (1972). Type: Nigeria, Owarri, Palisot de Beauvois (G, holo.)
Panicum setigerum P. Beauv. [family POACEAE], Fl. Owar. 1: 82, fig. 49 (1806), non Retz. (1786). Type: as for species
Panicum chaetophoron Roem. & Schult. [family POACEAE], Syst. Veg. 2: 884 (1817)
Panicum jardinii Steud. [family POACEAE], Syn. Pl. Glum. 1: 95 (1854). Type: Gabon, Jardin (P, holo.)
Isachne jardinii (Steud.) Th. Dur. & Schinz [family POACEAE], Consp. Fl. Afr. 5: 739 (1894)
Cyrtococcum setigerum Stapf [family POACEAE], in F.T.A. 9: 746 (1920). Based on Panicum setigerum P. Beauv.
Information
Decumbent perennial, rooting at the lower nodes; culms 30–100 cm. high. Leaf-blades narrowly lanceolate, 5–15 cm. long, 5–15 mm. wide. Panicle diffuse, 10–25 cm. long, with capillary branches; pedicels much longer than the spikelets, terete, scaberulous, hirsute (but glabrous in Tanzania). Spikelets 1.5–2 mm. long, hispidulous; lower glume acute; upper lemma distinctly crested. Fig. 122.
Range
DISTR. U2; T3, 6 western Africa from Senegal to Angola
Altitude range
0–200 m.
Distribution
TANZANIA Tanga District Kange Gorge, 17 June 1956, Faulkner 1887!TANZANIA Uzaramo District Pugu Hills, 18 July 1971, Wingfield 1716!UGANDA Kigezi District S. Maramagambo Forest, Bitereko Track, 18 Sept. 1969, Lock, Faden & Lye 69/245.
Notes
The panicle-branches of Tanzanian specimens are atypically glabrous, but the long scaberulous pedicels and hairy spikelets leave no doubt that they should be included in C. chaetophoron.

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