Brachiaria ramosa (L.) Stapf

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Synonyms: Echinochloa ramosa (L.) Roberty
Panicum pallidum Peter
Panicum ramosum L.
Urochloa ramosa (L.) Nguyen
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Status: Native
Description:
Loosely tufted annual. Culms 10–70 cm. high. Inflorescence of 3–15 racemes, these 1–3 cm. long, simple or the longest with branchlets at the base, bearing mostly paired loosely contiguous spikelets appressed to a triquetrous rhachis; pedicels shorter than spikelets, 1–2 mm. long. Spikelets 2.5–3.5 mm. long, glabrous to pubescent, acute, with or without a short stipe up to 0.5 mm. long. Inferior glume 1/3–1/3 length of spikelet. Superior lemma rugose, subacute to acute
Notes:
Derivation of specific name: ramosa: branched
Habitat: Roadsides and old farmland in savanna woodland
Altitude range: 500 - 1200 m
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Worldwide distribution: Tropical Asia, Arabia to Senegal with scattered records elsewhere in Africa
Malawi distribution: S
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Literature:

Clayton, W.D. (1989). Poaceae Flora Zambesiaca 10(3) Page 78.

Jackson, G. & Wiehe, P.O. (1958). An Annotated Check List of Nyasaland Grasses The Government Printer, Zomba, Nyasaland Page 31.

Mapaura, A. & Timberlake, J. (eds) (2004). A checklist of Zimbabwean vascular plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 33 Sabonet, Pretoria and Harare Page 101.

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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Brachiaria ramosa
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Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave, 2014-24

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2024). Flora of Malawi: Species information: Brachiaria ramosa.
https://www.malawiflora.com/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=106900, retrieved 28 March 2024

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