Paspalum distichum L.
Show more
Details
Paspalum distichum L. (1759)
Paspalum distichum L.
Nomenclature
L.
L.
1759
ICN
Paspalum distichum L.
species
Paspalum distichum
Classification
Vernacular names
Descriptions
Paspalum distichum L.
Perennials, with numerous long-creeping branching stolons to 3 mm diam., rooting at nodes. Leaf-sheath submembranous, glabrous. Ligule 1-1.6 mm, erose, truncate. Collar hairs few, long, tubercle-based. Leaf-blade 2.5-9 cm × 2-8 mm, rather soft, flat, linear-lanceolate, curved at base, abaxially glabrous with obvious midrib, adaxially with scattered, long, fine tubercle-based hairs; margins scabrid, gradually narrowed to acuminate scabrid tip. Culm 7-35-(45) cm, erect or geniculate-ascending, compressed, nodes long-hairy, internodes glabrous. Panicle of (1)-2-(3) erect to spreading racemes, ± digitate at culm apex. Racemes 2-5 cm, sometimes one or both shortly pedunculate; axils with a few long white hairs; rachis 1-2 mm wide, concave, narrowly winged with scabrid margins, bearing 2 rows of single or paired, subsessile or shortly pedicelled spikelets; pedicels scabrid; paired spikelets usually near centre of rachis. Spikelets c. 2.5-3.5 mm, imbricate, elliptic, acute, light green. Lower glume a minute scale rarely to 1 mm, or 0, upper = spikelet, 5-nerved, minutely appressed-puberulent. Lower floret: lemma ≈ upper glume and slightly less membranous, 3-5-nerved, glabrous; palea rarely present, narrow, short, hyaline, 2-keeled. Upper floret: lemma 2-3 mm, faintly 5-nerved, cartilaginous-indurate, finely punctulate-striolate, broad-elliptic, acute, light cream, apex often with tuft of short hairs; palea ≈ lemma, hyaline margins only slightly widened near centre; anthers 1-1.7 mm, dark purple; stigmas dark purple; caryopsis 1.5-2 mm.
Taxonomic concepts
Collections
Metadata
da6df2a2-87ea-4444-8f97-7364cee42c49
scientific name
Names_Plants
1 January 2000
30 January 2007