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Paspalum lamprocaryon

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Identification
Paspalum auriculatum J.& C.Presl [family POACEAE ] Verified by Clayton, W.D., Paspalum lamprocaryon K.Schum. [family POACEAE ] (stored under name); Paspalum scrobiculatum L. [family POACEAE ]
Related name
  • Paspalum auriculatum
  • Paspalum scrobiculatum
  • Paspalum lamprocaryon
Common name
  • biŋgodi (NWT) (SIERRA LEONE, KORANKO), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2
  • kapie (NWT) (SIERRA LEONE, MENDE), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2
  • fafabo fafroko (DA) (WEST CAMEROONS, BAMILEKE), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2
  • načawaŋge (NWT) (SIERRA LEONE, LOKO), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2
  • alεkσre (NWT) yani (NWT) (SIERRA LEONE, SUSU), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2

Flora

Entry for PASPALUM auriculatum Presl [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
PASPALUM auriculatum Presl [family POACEAE], Rel. Haenk. 1: 217 (1830); F.T.A. 9: 572 (1919); Fl. Agrost. Congo Belg 2: 128 (1934); Ann. list grasses Ug.: 33 (1947); F.P.N.A. 3: 90 (1955); F.P.S. 3: 509 (1956); R.K.G.: 44 (1958); Ann. list Nyasaland grasses: 52 (1958); I.G.U.: 47 (1960); G.T.: 79 (1965); Clayton in F.W.T.A., ed. 2, 3: 445 (1972). Type: Philippine Is., Luzon, Sorzogon, Haenke (K, iso.!)
PASPALUM lamprocaryon K. Schum. [family POACEAE], in P.O.A. C: 100 (1895). Type: Tanzania, Bukoba, Stuhlmann 3901 (B, holo.!)
Information
Perennial; culms stout, 90–200 cm. high, 3–7 mm. in diameter, leafy with the sheaths overlapping and concealing the nodes, ascending, rooting at the lower nodes. Leaf-blades narrowly lanceolate, 8–30 cm. long, 8–27 mm. wide, often broadly rounded at the base, acute at the tip. Inflorescence composed of 2–11 racemes on a common axis up to 9 cm. long, each raceme 4–12 cm. long, the spikelets borne singly in 2 rows on a ribbon-like rhachis 2–3 mm. wide. Spikelets broadly elliptic to rotund, 2–2.7 mm. long, brown; upper glume and lower lemma papery, or quite often the latter indurated; upper lemma finely striate, brown at maturity.
Range
DISTR. U2–4; K5, 7; T1, 3, 4, 6–8 westwards to Senegal, south to Angola and Zimbabwe
Altitude range
50–2000 m.
Distribution
KENYA S. Kavirondo District Kisii, 16 May 1964, Tateoka 3069 & Butere, 20 Aug. 1941, Graham 231KENYA Kwale District Shimba Hills, Lango ya Mwagandi [Longo Magandi], 15 Feb. 1968, Magogo & Glover 106TANZANIA Biharamulo District Lusahunga, 15 Oct. 1960, Tanner 5308!TANZANIA Mpanda District below Kungwe Mt., 6 Sept. 1959, R.M. Harley 9523!TANZANIA Songea District R. Luhira 5 km. E. of Songea, 20 Mar. 1956, Milne-Redhead & Taylor 9305!UGANDA Ankole District Igara, Bushenyi, 26 May 1929, Snowden 1359!UGANDA Kigezi District Nyamagana, May 1950, Purseglove 3383!UGANDA Masaka District Bukasa, 24 Feb. 1933, A.S. Thomas 868!
Distribution (external)
Indo-China
Indonesia
Philippines
Notes
Apparently a segregate from P. scrobiculatum, and not always easy to distinguish from robust forms of the latter.

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