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Sporobolus
fimbriatus
(Trin.) Nees
Published In:
Florae Africae Australioris Illustrationes Monographicae. I. Gramineae 156. 1841. (
Fl. Afr. Austral. Ill.
)
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(Last Modified On 3/3/2017)
Acceptance :
Accepted
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(Last Modified On 5/9/2018)
GROWTH: Lifespan:
Perennial
Life form:
Herbaceous
Plant habit:
Decumbent, Tufted
Stem consistency:
Firm
Stem height (cm):
50 to 100 (to 150)
Vegetative reproduction:
Rhizomes
Floral and plant sex:
Hermaphroditic/bisexual flowers
Inflorescence type:
Panicle
Inflorescence position:
Terminal
POACEAE Panicle length (cm):
15 to 50
POACEAE Spikelet density:
Contiguous
POACEAE Spikelet length (mm):
1.4 to 2.2
POACEAE Number of spikelets (comprising fertile florets):
1
POACEAE Fruiting spikelets (abscission) [mandatory]:
Breaking up at maturity
POACEAE Fruiting Spikelets (secondary abscission):
Without secondary abscission
ECONOMIC USE: Domestic animal edible:
Fodder
Human edible:
Fruits, Seeds
Details: Economic use:
Grains used as a famine food. A good fodder (Ambasta 1986).
References:
Clayton, W. D., M. S. Vorontsova, K. T. Harman & C. S. Williamson. 2002 +. GrassBase - World Grass Species: Descriptions, Identification, and Information Retrieval.
Ambasta. 1986. Useful Plants of India Publications & Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi.
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