Brachiaria subquadripara
Plant descriptions 3
Herb 50 - 60 cm tall. Leaves linear, glabrous, c.13 cm long to 8 mm large. Inflorescence paniculate, long to 15 cm. Spikelet oblong, the apex acute, 3,5-3,7 mm long, glabrous, solitary and with short peduncle; upper glume 7- nerved; lower flower empty, 5-nerved; upper flower hermaphrodite, a little shorter than spikelet, wrinkled transversely.
Elevation 3
up to 600 m.
Similar species 3
Syn. Brachiaria hybrida ; Brachiaria miliiformis ;< i>Brachiaria subquadripara var. hirsuta ; < i>Brachiaria subquadripara var. miliiformis ; < i>Brachiaria subquadripara var. punescens ; < i>Brachiaria subquadripara var. subquadripara ; Panicum distachyum var. pseudodistachyum ; Panicum miliiforme ; Panicum pseudodistachyum ; Panicum subquadriparum ; Urochloa hybrida ; Urochloa subquadripara.
Reference 3
Bosser. J., 1969. Graminée des paturages et des cultures à Madagascar. Office de la recherche scientifique et technique Outre-mer. 440 p.
Sources and Credits
- (c) Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History, Department of Botany, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), https://collections.nmnh.si.edu/services/media.php?env=botany&irn=10302194
- (c) Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History, Department of Botany, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), https://collections.nmnh.si.edu/services/media.php?env=botany&irn=10176561
- (c) Romer Rabarijaona, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)
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iNat Map
| Taxonomy:family | Poaceae |
|---|---|
| Plant growth form | Forb or herb |
| Color | yellow |
| Vegetation | cultivation |
