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Leptochloa
neesii
(Thwaites) Benth.
Published In:
Journal of the Linnean Society, Botany 19: 108. 1881. (
J. Linn. Soc., Bot.
)
Project Name Data
(Last Modified On 3/3/2017)
Acceptance :
Accepted
Project Data
(Last Modified On 5/8/2018)
GROWTH: Lifespan:
Annual, Perennial
Life form:
Herbaceous
Plant habit:
Tufted
Stem consistency:
Firm
Stem height (cm):
60 to 105
Floral and plant sex:
Hermaphroditic/bisexual flowers
Inflorescence position:
Terminal
POACEAE Spikelet density:
Contiguous
POACEAE Spikelet length (mm):
1 to 1.5
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:
Forage
Details: Economic use:
Grazed by cattle (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.