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Cynodon
nlemfuensis
Vanderyst
Published In:
Bulletin agricole du Congo Belge 13: 342. 1922. (
Bull. Agric. Congo Belge
)
Project Name Data
(Last Modified On 3/3/2017)
Acceptance :
Accepted
Project Data
(Last Modified On 8/15/2017)
GROWTH: Lifespan:
Perennial
Life form:
Herbaceous
Plant habit:
Decumbent, Mat forming, Tufted
Stem consistency:
Firm
Stem height (cm):
30 to 60
Vegetative reproduction:
Stolons
Floral and plant sex:
Hermaphroditic/bisexual flowers
Inflorescence position:
Terminal
POACEAE Spikelet density:
Contiguous
POACEAE Spikelet length (mm):
2 to 3
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
TOXICITY: Toxicity:
Animal
Details: Toxicity:
This and other Cynodon species may be associated with neonatal goiter and birth defects in sheep (Wagstaff, 2008).
References:
Clayton, W. D., M. S. Vorontsova, K. T. Harman & C. S. Williamson. 2002 +. GrassBase - World Grass Species: Descriptions, Identification, and Information Retrieval.
Wagstaff. 2008. Int. Poisonous Pl. Checkl. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL.