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(Last Modified On 10/18/2012)
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(Last Modified On 10/18/2012)
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Species
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PANICUM STOLONIFERUM
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Encycl. Suppl. 4:274. 1816.
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Synonym
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Panicum ctenodes Trin. Gram. Icon. 2: pI. I7I. 1829. Panicum leprieurii Steud. Syn. P1. Glum. 1:65. 1854.
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Description
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Perennial; culms very slender, decumbent-spreading, branching, rooting at the lower nodes, 10-50 cm. long, the nodes pubescent or glabrous; sheaths usually much shorter than the internodes, ciliate; blades 1-5 cm. long (rarely to 7 cm.), 3-15 mm. wide, glabrous or minutely pubescent; panicles 1-5 cm. long, with few to several abruptly spreading racemes 5-10 mm. long; spikelets 2.5 mm. long, the first glume acute, one-third to half as long as the spikelet; fruit 1.3 mm. long.
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Distribution
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Moist woods, swamps, and low ground, Guatemala to Ecuador and Brazil.
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Specimen
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BOCAS DEL TORO: Isla Colon, von Wedel I254. CANAL ZONE: Frijoles, Hitchcock 8399. PANAMA: Rio Tecumen, Standley 26682.
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