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Brachiaria
megastachya
(Nees ex Trin.) Zuloaga & Soderstr.
Published In:
Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 59: 5, f. 2. 1985. (
Smithsonian Contr. Bot.
)
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(Last Modified On 3/3/2017)
Acceptance :
Accepted
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(Last Modified On 3/3/2017)
GROWTH: Lifespan :
Perennial
Life form :
Herbaceous
Stem consistency :
Firm
Stem height (cm) :
120 to 200
Floral and plant sex :
Hermaphroditic/bisexual flowers
Inflorescence position :
Terminal
POACEAE Spikelet density :
Distant
POACEAE Spikelet length (mm) :
3.8 to 3.9
POACEAE Number of spikelets (comprising fertile florets) :
1
POACEAE Fruiting spikelets (abscission) [mandatory] :
Falling entire
POACEAE Fruiting Spikelets (secondary abscission) :
Without secondary abscission
POACEAE Seed: Caryopsis with (type of pericarp) :
Adherent pericarp
References :
Clayton, W. D., M. S. Vorontsova, K. T. Harman & C. S. Williamson. 2002 +. GrassBase - World Grass Species: Descriptions, Identification, and Information Retrieval.