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Published In: Repertorium Specierum Novarum Regni Vegetabilis 45: 6. 1938. (Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg.) Name publication detail
 

Project Name Data (Last Modified On 3/3/2017)
Acceptance : Accepted
Project Data     (Last Modified On 5/8/2018)
GROWTH: Lifespan: Perennial
Life form: Herbaceous
Plant habit: Erect, Tufted
Stem consistency: Firm
Stem height (cm): 30 to 85
Floral and plant sex: Hermaphroditic/bisexual flowers
Inflorescence type: Panicle
Inflorescence position: Terminal
POACEAE Panicle length (cm): 4 to 18
POACEAE Spikelet density: Contiguous
POACEAE Spikelet length (mm): 14 to 28
POACEAE Number of spikelets (comprising fertile florets): 3 to 5 (to 8)
POACEAE Fruiting spikelets (abscission) [mandatory]: Breaking up at maturity
POACEAE Fruiting Spikelets (secondary abscission): Without secondary abscission
ECONOMIC USE: Domestic animal edible: Fodder
Details: Economic use: Used for fodder (Ambasta 1986).
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