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Enneapogon desvauxii

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Identification
Enneapogon desvauxii P.Beauv. [family GRAMINEAE ] (stored under name); Verified by Data not digitized, Pappophorum fasciculatum Chiov. [family GRAMINEAE ] Verified by Data not digitized,
Related name
  • Pappophorum fasciculatum
  • Pappophorum boreale
  • Enneapogon wrightii
  • Pappophorum molle
  • Enneapogon desvauxii
  • Pappophorum wrightii
  • Pappophorum jaminianum
  • Pappophorum vincentianum
  • Enneapogon pusillus
  • Pappophorum brachystachyum
  • Enneapogon brachystachyus
  • Pappophorum mexicanum
  • Pappophorum scabrum

Flora

Entry for ENNEAPOGON desvauxii P. Beauv. [family POACEAE]
Herbarium
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (K)
Collection
Flora Somalia
Resource Type
Reference Sources
Entry From
Flora Somalia, Vol 4, (1995) Author: by T. A. Cope [updated by M. Thulin 2008]
Names
ENNEAPOGON desvauxii P. Beauv. [family POACEAE], (1812).
Pappophorum fasciculatum Chiov. [family POACEAE], (1928);. type: C1, “Uarandi”, Puccioni & Stefanini 506 (FT holo.).
Information
Tufted perennial or sometimes annual, up to 27 cm high; basal sheaths persistent, forming a pseudobulbous base to the stem and usually ultimately disintegrating into a tuft of fibres. Panicle densely contracted, spike-like. Lower glume 7-nerved, 1.8–3.5 mm long; upper glume 5-nerved, 2–4.5 mm long; fertile lemma 3.4–6 mm long (including awns), hairy on the back all over; awns ciliate; anthers 0.4–0.8(–1.2) mm long; third lemma vestigial, 0.3–0.8 mm long.
Range
N1–3; C1 Africa to India and China, Central and South America.
Altitude range
0–1500 m.
Distribution
SOMALIA Hemming 2129; Glover & Gilliland 1083; Bally & Melville 15758; Wieland 4293.
Notes
Caws leeye, harfo (Som.).

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