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Paspalum conjugatum P. J. Bergius

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This is a distinctive species, easily recognized by the combination of a stoloniferous habit and an inflorescence composed of a pair of widely spreading racemes with small, pale, fringed spikelets.
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Perennials, with long stolons; culms compressed, nearly solid; ligule a ring of hairs. Inflorescence of a pair of racemes, racemes slender, 6-12 cm long, rachis 0.8 mm wide, serrate; pedicels ca. 1 mm long; spikelets in 2 rows. Spikelets 2-flowered, solitary, ovate, slightly acute, 1.5-1.8 mm long; lower glume absent; upper glume and lower lemma similar, thin, margins of upper glume delicately fringed with long silky hairs, hairs as long as spikelet; lower lemma flattened abaxially; upper lemma indurate, ovate, margins inrolled, as long as spikelet, palea indurate, acute, margins inrolled. Caryopsis ca. 1.2 mm long, plano-convex, embryo 1/3 length of grain. Originally from America, now widely naturalized in warm regions of the world. Taiwan, very common in shady places.
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Perennial with long stolons. Culms in small tufts along the stolons, compressed, nearly solid, 30–60 cm tall. Leaf sheaths keeled, glabrous or pilose along upper margins and mouth, a line of hairs abaxially at junction with blade; leaf blades lanceolate-linear, thin, 5–20 × 0.5–1 cm, glabrous or papillose-pilose along margins, apex acute. Inflorescence digitate; racemes 2, divaricate, very slender, 6–12 cm; spikelets single, in 2 rows; rachis 0.5–1 mm wide. Spikelets pale yellowish, ovate to suborbicular, 1.5–1.8 mm, abruptly acute; upper glume hyaline, 2-veined with the veins marginal, ciliate along margins with long silky hairs; lower lemma similar but not ciliate; upper lemma pallid at maturity, ovate, as long as spikelet, crustaceous, obscurely striate. Fl. and fr. May–Sep. 2n = 40, 80.
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Distribution

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America, Africa, tropics of Old World.
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Elevation Range

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300-700 m
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Habitat & Distribution

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Open places in forests, forest margins, mostly on moist soils, sometimes forming a sward. Fujian, Guangxi, Hainan, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Yunnan [tropics and subtropics throughout the world].
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Comprehensive Description

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Paspalum conjugatum Berg. Acta Helv. 7 : 129. 1772
Paspalum tenue Gaertn. Fruct. 2 : 2. 1791. Paspalum. ciliatum. Lam. Tab. Bncyc. 1 : 175. 1791. Paspalum Renggeri Steud. Syn. Gram. 17. 1854. Paspalum. Sieberianum. Steud. Syn. Gram. 17. 1854. Paspalum longissim,um. Hochst.; Steud. Syn. Gram. 19. 1854.
A glabrous plant with compressed stems which are finally decumbent at the base and rooted at the lower nodes, flat leaf-blades, slender racemes, and ciliate spikelets. Stems 2-9 dm. long; leaf-sheaths compressed, glabrous; blades 4-16 cm. long, 4-12 mm. wide; racemes in pairs, arising from the apex of the stem, slender, often curved, spreading or ascending, 5-12 cm. long, the rachis straight or flexuous toward the apex, 0.6-0.8 mm. wide; spikelets crowded, 1.5 mm. long and 1-1.2 mm. wide, apiculate, the first scale wanting, the second and third scales 2-nerved, the nerves marginal, the second scale ciliate on the margins with long lax hairs, the fruiting scale smooth and white.
Type locality : Surinam.
Distribution : Florida to Mexico, and south to Panama ; Bermuda ; West Indies ; and throughout tropical regions.
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George Valentine Nash. 1912. (POALES); POACEAE (pars). North American flora. vol 17(2). New York Botanical Garden, New York, NY
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Perennials, Terrestrial, not aquatic, Stolons or runners present, Stems trailing, spreading or prostrate, Stems nodes swollen or brittle, Stems erect or ascending, Stems terete, round in cross section, or polygonal, Stem nodes bearded or hairy, Stem internodes solid or spongy, Stem internodes hollow, Stems with inflorescence less than 1 m tall, Stems, culms, or scapes exceeding basal leaves, Leaves mostly cauline, Leaves conspicuously 2-ranked, distichous, Leaf tips flexuous, drooping, blades thin, lax, soft, Leaves sheathing at base, Leaf sheath mostly open, or loose, Leaf sheath smooth, glabrous, Leaf sheath hairy, hispid or prickly, Leaf sheath and blade differentiated, Leaf blades linear, Leaf blades lanceolate, Leaf bl ades 2-10 mm wide, Leaf blades 1-2 cm wide, Leaf blades mostly flat, Leaf blades mostly glabrous, Leaf blades scabrous, roughened, or wrinkled, Ligule present, Ligule an unfringed eciliate membrane, Inflorescence terminal, Inflorescence solitary, with 1 spike, fascicle, glomerule, head, or cluster per stem or culm, Inflorescence a panicle with narrowly racemose or spicate branches, Inflorescence with 2-10 branches, Inflorescence branches 1-sided, Inflorescence branches paired or digitate at a single node, Inflorescence branches paired racemes, V-shaped, Rachis dilated, flat, central axis to which spikelets are attached, Rachis winged, Rachis angular, Flowers bisexual, Spikelets pedicellate, Spikelets sessile or subsessile, Spikelets dorsally compressed or terete, Spikelet less than 3 mm wide, Spikelets with 1 fertile floret, Spikelets with 2 florets, Spikelet with 1 fertile floret and 1-2 sterile florets, Spikelets solitary at rachis nodes, Spikelets all alike and fertille, Spikelets bisexual, Spikelets disarticulating below the glumes, Spikelets conspicuously hairy , Spikelets secund, in rows on one side of rachis, Rachilla or pedicel glabrous, Glumes present, empty bracts, Glumes 1 clearly present, the other greatly reduced or absent, Glumes distinctly unequal, Glumes equal to or longer than adjacent lemma, Glume equal to or longer than spikelet, Glumes 3 nerved, Lemma similar in texture to glumes, Lemma 3 nerved, Lemma glabrous, Lemma apex acute or acuminate, Lemma awnless, Lemma straight, Palea present, well developed, Palea shorter than lemma, Stamens 3, Styles 2-fid, deeply 2-branched, Stigmas 2, Fruit - caryopsis, Caryopsis white, Caryopsis isodiametric, trigonous or globose, broadest at base or beaked.
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Paspalum conjugatum

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Paspalum conjugatum, commonly known as carabao grass or hilo grass, is a tropical to subtropical perennial grass. It is originally from the American tropics, but has been naturalized widely in tropical Southeast Asia and Pacific Islands. It has also spread to Northern Africa and Northern and Eastern Australia. It is also known as sour paspalum, T-grass (after the shape of their panicle), or more confusingly, as "buffalo grass" or "sour grass".

Taxonomy

Paspalum conjugatum belongs to the genus Paspalum (bahiagrasses or crown grasses) in the grass family Poaceae. It was first described in 1772 in by the Swedish botanist Peter Jonas Bergius.[1]

Distribution

Paspalum conjugatum can be grown as a lawn grass if kept cropped and low to the ground

Paspalum conjugatum is native to the tropics of the Americas. It was introduced to tropical Southeast Asia and the Pacific Islands during the colonial period. It is particularly abundant in the Philippines from where the English common name "carabao grass" originates (named after the carabao, the local water buffalo breed); and in Hawaii where it is known as "hilo grass". They have also spread to Northern Africa and Northern and Eastern Australia.[2][3][4]

Description

Paspalum conjugatum has a creeping stoloniferous habit. The culms are branching and slightly compressed dorsoventrally, they are usually reddish to purplish in color. The leaf sheaths are strongly flattened, usually 30 to 50 mm (1.2 to 2.0 in) long and hairy around the nodes. The leaves are smooth, around 8 to 20 cm (3.1 to 7.9 in) in length, and 5 to 12 mm (0.20 to 0.47 in) in width. They are linear to lance-like in shape, tapering to a point. The inflorescence are characteristically T-shaped, with two (rarely three) racemes.[3][5][4]

Biology

They flower approximately 4 to 5 weeks after germination and continue flowering year-round. They rarely germinate from seed. Instead they usually propagate via stolons.[5]

Ecology and uses

Paspalum conjugatum grow from sea level to around 1,700 m (5,600 ft) in altitude. They commonly grow near riparian and disturbed habitats.[5]

They are usually unpalatable to cattle, especially in the flowering stage. When grown for forage, they are usually closely cropped continually, to maintain palatability. It is suitable forage for water buffalos, however, hence the common name of "carabao grass" or "buffalo grass". They can be a serious weed among agricultural crops. They are also grown as lawn grass.[5][4]

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References

  1. ^ "Paspalum conjugatum". Tropicos.org. Missouri Botanical Garden. Retrieved 12 June 2019.
  2. ^ "Paspalum conjugatum P.J. Bergius". Weeds of Australia. Queensland Government. Retrieved 12 June 2019.
  3. ^ a b Lee, Chin-Tian (1985). Common Weeds of Guam (PDF). Guam Agricultural Experiment Station.
  4. ^ a b c Motooka, Philip Susumu; Castro, Luisa; Nelson, Duane; Nagai, Guy; Ching, Lincoln (2003). Weeds of Hawai'i's Pastures and Natural Areas; An Identification and Management Guide (PDF). College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa. ISBN 9781929325146.
  5. ^ a b c d Manidool, C. "Paspalum conjugatum". Pl@ntUse. Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA). Retrieved 12 June 2019.
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Paspalum conjugatum, commonly known as carabao grass or hilo grass, is a tropical to subtropical perennial grass. It is originally from the American tropics, but has been naturalized widely in tropical Southeast Asia and Pacific Islands. It has also spread to Northern Africa and Northern and Eastern Australia. It is also known as sour paspalum, T-grass (after the shape of their panicle), or more confusingly, as "buffalo grass" or "sour grass".

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Paspalum conjugatum ( Spanish; Castilian )

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Paspalum conjugatum), es una especie botánica de gramínea tropical a subtropical, perenne de la familia de las poáceas.

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Descripción

Son plantas perennes estoloníferas, con estolones de hasta 3 m de largo; tallos ramificados, las ramas erectas de 20–50 (–100) cm de largo; entrenudos glabros, nudos glabros o pilosos. Vainas carinadas, glabras, generalmente ciliadas; lígula de 0.3–1.5 mm de largo; láminas lineares, 7–21 cm de largo y 7–14 mm de ancho, aplanadas, generalmente glabras pero con un grupo de tricomas en la base, a veces pilosas. Inflorescencia 6–17 cm de largo, solitaria, terminal, racimos 2, 6–16 cm de largo, conjugados, raramente con un tercero por debajo, patentes, raquis 0.5–1 mm de ancho, sin una espiguilla en el ápice, angostamente alado; espiguillas ovadas, 1.3–1.9 mm de largo y 1–1.2 mm de ancho, subagudas a apiculadas, ciliadas, solitarias, en 2 filas; gluma inferior ausente, gluma superior y lema inferior tan largas como la espiguilla, 2-nervias, la gluma papiloso-ciliada, la lema glabra, escasamente cóncava; flósculo superior escasamente más corto que la espiguilla, cartáceo, liso, glabro, blanquecino.[1]

Distribución y hábitat

Maleza común en áreas abiertas y húmedas, a una altitud de 0–1480 metros, fl y fr durante todo el año; se encuentra en los trópicos y subtrópicos, nativa de América tropical.

Taxonomía

Paspalum conjugatum fue descrita por Peter Jonas Bergius y publicado en Acta Helvetica, Physico-Mathematico-Anatomico-Botanico-Medica 7: 129, pl. 8. 1772.[1]

Etimología

Paspalum: nombre genérico que deriva del griego paspalos (una especie de mijo).[2]

conjugatum: epíteto latino que significa "todos juntos, agrupados".[3]

Sinonimia
  • Digitaria conjugata (P.J.Bergius) Schult.
  • Panicum conjugatum (P.J.Bergius) Roxb.
  • Paspalum africanum Poir.
  • Paspalum bicrurum Salzm. ex Döll
  • Paspalum ciliatum Lam.
  • Paspalum dolichopus Trin. ex Steud.
  • Paspalum hirsutum Poir.
  • Paspalum longissimum Hochst. ex Steud.
  • Paspalum renggeri Steud.
  • Paspalum sieberianum Steud.
  • Paspalum tenue Gaertn.[4][5]

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Paspalum conjugatum), es una especie botánica de gramínea tropical a subtropical, perenne de la familia de las poáceas.

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Paspalum conjugatum ( French )

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Paspalum conjugatum, l'herbe créole, est une espèce de plantes monocotylédones de la famille des Poaceae, sous-famille des Panicoideae, d'origine obscure mais naturalisées dans toutes les régions tropicales et tempérées chaudes.

Ce sont des plantes herbacées vivaces, stolonifères, aux tiges dressées pouvant atteindre de 30 à 60 cm de long, et aux inflorescences composées de deux racèmes élancés.

C'est une espèce très adaptable à différents types d'habitats, qui est parfois cultivée comme plante fourragère ou qui constitue des pâturages naturels dans certaines régions. Elle est cultivée aussi parfois pour la création de pelouses. Cette espèce est également considérée comme une mauvaise herbe dans certaines cultures, notamment dans les rizières.

Taxinomie

L'espèce Paspalum conjugatum a été décrite en premier par le botaniste suédois Peter Jonas Bergius à partir d'un spécimen provenant du Suriname[2] et publiée en 1772 dans Acta Helvetica, Physico-Mathematico-Anatomico-Botanico-Medica (Bâle) 7: 129 (-130; t. 8)[3].

Synonymes

Selon Catalogue of Life (20 mai 2018)[4] :

  • Digitaria conjugata (P.J.Bergius) Schult.
  • Panicum conjugatum (P.J.Bergius) Roxb.
  • Paspalum africanum Poir.
  • Paspalum bicrurum Salzm. ex Döll,
  • Paspalum ciliatum Lam.
  • Paspalum conjugatum var. parviflorum Döll
  • Paspalum conjugatum var. pubescens Döll
  • Paspalum conjugatum f. tristachyum Beetle
  • Paspalum conjugatum var. tristachyum Vanderyst, nom. provis.
  • Paspalum dolichopus Trin. ex Steud., nom. nud.
  • Paspalum longissimum Hochst. ex Steud.
  • Paspalum renggeri Steud.
  • Paspalum sieberianum Steud.
  • Paspalum tenue Gaertn., nom. superfl.

Liste des variétés

Selon Tropicos (20 mai 2018)[5] (Attention liste brute contenant possiblement des synonymes) :

  • Paspalum conjugatum var. conjugatum
  • Paspalum conjugatum var. parviflorum Döll
  • Paspalum conjugatum var. pubescens Döll
  • Paspalum conjugatum var. subcordatum Griseb.
  • Paspalum conjugatum var. tristachyum Vanderyst

Notes et références

  1. The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1. Published on the Internet; http://www.theplantlist.org/, consulté le 20 mai 2018
  2. (en) « Filed as Paspalum conjugatum P.J.Bergius [family POACEAE] », sur Global Plants - JSTOR (consulté le 20 mai 2018).
  3. (en) « Poaceae Paspalum conjugatum P.J.Bergius », sur International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (consulté le 20 mai 2018).
  4. Bánki, O., Roskov, Y., Vandepitte, L., DeWalt, R. E., Remsen, D., Schalk, P., Orrell, T., Keping, M., Miller, J., Aalbu, R., Adlard, R., Adriaenssens, E., Aedo, C., Aescht, E., Akkari, N., Alonso-Zarazaga, M. A., Alvarez, B., Alvarez, F., Anderson, G., et al. (2021). Catalogue of Life Checklist (Version 2021-10-18). Catalogue of Life. https://doi.org/10.48580/d4t2, consulté le 20 mai 2018
  5. Tropicos.org. Missouri Botanical Garden., consulté le 20 mai 2018

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Paspalum conjugatum, l'herbe créole, est une espèce de plantes monocotylédones de la famille des Poaceae, sous-famille des Panicoideae, d'origine obscure mais naturalisées dans toutes les régions tropicales et tempérées chaudes.

Ce sont des plantes herbacées vivaces, stolonifères, aux tiges dressées pouvant atteindre de 30 à 60 cm de long, et aux inflorescences composées de deux racèmes élancés.

C'est une espèce très adaptable à différents types d'habitats, qui est parfois cultivée comme plante fourragère ou qui constitue des pâturages naturels dans certaines régions. Elle est cultivée aussi parfois pour la création de pelouses. Cette espèce est également considérée comme une mauvaise herbe dans certaines cultures, notamment dans les rizières.

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Rumput Kerbau ( Malay )

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Rumput Kerbau atau nama saintifiknya Paspalum conjugatum merupakan rumput jenis yang paling banyak didapati di kawasan kampung yang bertanah tinggi

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Rumput Kerbau atau nama saintifiknya Paspalum conjugatum merupakan rumput jenis yang paling banyak didapati di kawasan kampung yang bertanah tinggi

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Paspalum conjugatum ( Vietnamese )

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Paspalum conjugatum là một loài thực vật có hoa trong họ Hòa thảo. Loài này được P.J.Bergius mô tả khoa học đầu tiên năm 1772.[1]

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  1. ^ The Plant List (2010). Paspalum conjugatum. Truy cập ngày 8 tháng 6 năm 2013.

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Paspalum conjugatum là một loài thực vật có hoa trong họ Hòa thảo. Loài này được P.J.Bergius mô tả khoa học đầu tiên năm 1772.

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两耳草 ( Chinese )

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两耳草学名Paspalum conjugatum)为禾本科雀稗属下的一个种。

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两耳草(学名:Paspalum conjugatum)为禾本科雀稗属下的一个种。

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オガサワラスズメノヒエ ( Japanese )

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オガサワラスズメノヒエ Setaria viridis 分類APG III : 植物界 Plantae 階級なし : 被子植物 Angiosperms 階級なし : 単子葉類 Monocots 階級なし : ツユクサ類 Commelinids : イネ目 Poales : イネ科 Poaceae 亜科 : キビ亜科 Panicoideae : キビ連 Paniceae : スズメノヒエ属 Paspalum : オガサワラスズメノヒエ
P. conjugatum 学名 Paspalum conjugatum Bergius 和名 オガサワラスズメノヒエ 英名 Carabaograss, Sour grass, Buffalo grass

オガサワラスズメノヒエ Paspalum conjugatum は、イネ科の植物で、熱帯性の小柄な雑草。細長い柄の先端から、小さな小穂の密生する軸を2本、T字型に生じる。

特徴[編集]

小柄で柔らかな多年生草本[1]。根茎は硬くて地上を長く這い、分枝して節毎に根を下ろす。あちこちから茎を立てて高さは30-60cmに達する。葉は柔らかくて扁平で緑色、長さ8-12cm、幅5-15mm。無毛だが、葉鞘の縁と口部には毛がある。

花茎はやや立ち上がって葉より抜けだし、先端に総(小穂のつく花軸)をつける。総は2-7本出るが、普通は2本で、対生するように左右に大きな角度に分かれて伸び、先端はややたれる。総は8-12cmで細長い。小穂は淡黄色で卵形、ややふくらんだ扁平で長さ1.4-1.8mmで、縁に長い毛が生える。

分布[編集]

日本では沖縄本島以南の琉球列島に見られる。原産は西インド諸島とされるが、現在では世界の熱帯域に広く分布し、具体的にはアルゼンチン・北アメリカ・インド・日本・中国・東南アジア・ポリネシア・オーストラリアが挙げられる[2]

生育環境[編集]

日本では道ばたや人工的な草地によく見られ、密な群落を作る。沖縄ではサトウキビ畑とパイナップル畑における雑草として優占することがあり、サトウキビ畑の場合、管理が悪い畑の雑草群落の型の一つである[3]。タイでは湿った環境にはえ、水田の雑草として知られる[4]

性質[編集]

生育型としては叢生 - ほふく型であり、株を作ると同時に匍匐枝を出し、新たな旱を出し、密な群落を作る[5]。高くなるときは60cmに達する場合もあるが、刈り取りなどが行われる草地では30cm以下にとどまる。荒れ地には素早く広がり、タチスズメノヒエなど背が高く伸び、その成長が早い植物には影響を与えないが、アフリカヒゲシバ(ローズグラス)などの侵入は阻害する。裸地には匍匐茎を素早く伸ばして空間を占有する陣地拡大型戦術を、そして周囲から背の高い草が寄せてくるような場合には茎を上向きに伸ばして光を受けやすくする陣地強化戦術を持つとの判断もある[6]。沖縄における人工草地においては、最初期に出現する植物の一つとして普遍的に見られる[7]

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    道ばたに広がる様子(沖縄本島北部)

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    空き地を埋め尽くす様(沖縄本島北部)

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    芝生状になった様子(マウイ)

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    地表に伸びる匍匐茎(マウイ)

類似種など[編集]

穂の主軸と2本の総がTの字型になる点では独特である。日本産のスズメノヒエ属ではキシュウスズメノヒエサワスズメノヒエがやはり2本の総を持つが、T字でなくV字になり、また総がより太くて短いので混同することはない。

小穂が小さいためもあり、むしろ全体に細長い印象が強く、そのため一見ではスズメノヒエ属とは見えず、メヒシバ属か何かのようにも見える[8]

利害[編集]

日本においては雑草との認識が強い。上記のようにパイナップル畑やサトウキビ畑の雑草としても知られるが、牧草地においても害草とされる。すでに成立している草地にはさほど入らないが、裸地を生じるなどの場合には素早く侵入し、密な群落を作って有用牧草を侵入させないため、牧草地としては荒廃し、数年にして更新を余儀なくされる例もある。そのような草地では本種は現存量がさほど大きくないにもかかわらず、植被率は大きいことがある[9]。この種自体も牧草としても使用されるが、黒毛和牛への給与試験では採食量と葉分量が十分でなく、体重維持が出来ないとの結果がある[10]

なお、国外ではカラバオグラス Carabaograss または Sour grass あるいはバッファローグラス Buffalo grass などの名で呼ばれ、フィリピンなどでは水牛のための牧草として、また芝生のようにして利用している由。

出典[編集]

  1. ^ 以下、主に初島(1975),p.689
  2. ^ Norsaengsri & Chantaranothai(2008),p.103
  3. ^ 根本他(1992)p.159
  4. ^ Norsaengsri & Chantaranothai(2008),p.103
  5. ^ 根本他(1992)p.159
  6. ^ 根本他(1992)p.164-165
  7. ^ 酒井他(1976)
  8. ^ 清水編(2003)p.285
  9. ^ 根本他(1992)p.162
  10. ^ 根本他(1992)p.159

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オガサワラスズメノヒエ Paspalum conjugatum は、イネ科の植物で、熱帯性の小柄な雑草。細長い柄の先端から、小さな小穂の密生する軸を2本、T字型に生じる。

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