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Brownseed Paspalum

Paspalum plicatulum Michx.

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"Paspalum plicatum Persoon" (Syn. Pl. 1: 86. 1805) is merely an orthographical variant of P. plicatulum.

This species is used for fodder.

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Flora of China Vol. 22: 526, 528 in eFloras.org, Missouri Botanical Garden. Accessed Nov 12, 2008.
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Description

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Perennial. Culms tufted, erect or ascending, usually compressed, 30–150 cm tall. Leaf sheaths longer than internodes, keeled, glabrous or pubescent at base; leaf blades linear, usually folded at base, flat above, 10–50 × 0.3–1 cm, adaxial surface pilose at base and mouth, apex acuminate; ligule 1–2 mm. Inflorescence axis 3–15 cm; racemes 3–10, 5–8 cm, laxly ascending to spreading, axils pilose; spikelets paired; rachis 0.75–1 mm wide. Spikelets brown at maturity, obovate, 2–3 mm, subacute to obtuse; upper glume membranous, 5-veined, glabrous or sometimes appressed-pubescent; lower lemma membranous, 3–5-veined, glabrous, with short transverse wrinkles just inside the slightly raised margin; upper lemma deep brown, strongly convex dorsally, subequaling spikelet, smooth, shiny. Fl. and fr. summer–autumn. 2n = 20, 40, 60.
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Habitat & Distribution

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Cultivated in Gansu [native to tropical and subtropical America].
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Synonym

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Panicum plicatulum (Michaux) Kuntze.
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Comprehensive Description

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Paspalum plicatulum Michx. Fl. Bor. Am. 1 : 45. 1803
Paspalum. undulalum, Poir. in Lam. Bncyc. 5 : 29. 1804.
Paspalum plicaium Pers. Syn. PI. 1 : 86. 1805.
Paspalum gracile Le Conte, Jour, de Phys. 91 : 284. 1820. Not P. gracile Rudge, 1805.
Paspalum leplon Schultes, in R. & S. Syst. Veg. Mant. 2 : 173. 1824.
Paspalum tenue Kunth, R^v. Gram. 26. 1829.
Paspalum antille^ise Husnot, Bull. Soc. Linn. Norm. II. 5 : 260. 1870.
A glabrous tufted perennial, with erect usually folded leaf-blades, and somewhat pubescent spikelets. Stems flattened, 4-8 dm. tall; leaf-sheaths compressed, smooth and glabrous; blades 2 dm. long or less, 2-5 mm. wide, usually folded, at least when dry, more or less longhairy above, erect, rather stiff ; racemes 3-7, rarely fewer, spreading or ascending, 3-7 cm. long, the rachis about 1 mm. wide; spikelets in pairs, 2.5-3 mm. long, rarely smaller, and 1.3-1.8 mm. wide, obovate to elliptic, the first scale wanting, the second 5-nerved, with approximate lateral nerves, usually pubescent with appressed hairs, the third scale glabrous, 3-nerved, the margins usually more or less transversely plicate, the fruiting scale seal-brown at maturity.
Type locality : Georgia.
Distribution : Georgia and Florida to Texas and Mexico, and in tropical America.
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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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Physical Description

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Perennials, Terrestrial, not aquatic, Rhizomes present, Rhizome short and compact, stems close, Stems nodes swollen or brittle, Stems erect or ascending, Stems compressed, flattened, or sulcate, Stem nodes bearded or hairy, St em internodes solid or spongy, Stem internodes hollow, Stems with inflorescence less than 1 m tall, Stems with inflorescence 1-2 m tall, Stems, culms, or scapes exceeding basal leaves, Leaves mostly cauline, Leaves conspicuously 2-ranked, distichous, Leaves sheathing at base, Leaf sheath mostly open, or loose, Leaf sheath smooth, glabrous, Leaf sheath and blade differentiated, Leaf blades linear, Leaf blades 2-10 mm wide, Leaf blades mostly flat, Leaf blade margins folded, involute, or conduplicate, Leaf blades mostly glabrous, Leaf blades more or less hairy, 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, Infloresc ence branches paired racemes, V-shaped, Rachis dilated, flat, central axis to which spikelets are attached, Rachis angular, Flowers bisexual, Spikelets pedicellate, 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 paired at rachis nodes, Spikelets all alike and fertille, Spikelets bisexual, Spikelets disarticulating below the glumes, 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 4-7 nerved, Lemma similar in texture to glumes, Lemma 3 nerved, Lemma glabrous, Lemma rugose, with cross wrinkles, or roughened, Lemma apex truncate, rounded, or obtuse, Lemma awnless, Lemma straight, Palea presen t, well developed, Palea shorter than lemma, Stamens 3, Styles 2-fid, deeply 2-branched, Stigmas 2, Fruit - caryopsis.
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Paspalum plicatulum

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Paspalum plicatulum is a species of grass known by the common name brownseed paspalum. In Brazil its names include capim coquerinho, felpudo and pasto-negro. It is called zong zi que bai in Chinese and herbe à cheval in French. In South America its names include camalote, gamelotillo, and hierba de cepa.[1] It is native to the Americas, where it occurs in the southeastern United States, Mexico, the Caribbean, and parts of South America.[2][1]

This rhizomatous perennial grass has thick stems which can exceed 1 metre (3 ft) in height. The leaf blades are up to 35 centimetres (14 in) long. The inflorescence is a panicle with up to 7 branches. The paired spikelets are generally oval in shape and are brown in color.[2]

In its native range this grass grows in disturbed areas as well as prairies and forests.[2] It is planted in many areas of the world to feed livestock.[1]

The seeds provide food for birds.[3] It is used as a pasture grass and it can be made into hay. It can be grown on low-fertility soils. Cultivars include 'Bryan', 'Hartley', and 'Rodd's Bay'.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d Paspalum plicatulum. Tropical Forages.
  2. ^ a b c Paspalum plicatulum. Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine Grass Manual Treatment.
  3. ^ Paspalum plicatulum. USDA NRCS Plant Fact Sheet.

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Paspalum plicatulum: Brief Summary

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Paspalum plicatulum is a species of grass known by the common name brownseed paspalum. In Brazil its names include capim coquerinho, felpudo and pasto-negro. It is called zong zi que bai in Chinese and herbe à cheval in French. In South America its names include camalote, gamelotillo, and hierba de cepa. It is native to the Americas, where it occurs in the southeastern United States, Mexico, the Caribbean, and parts of South America.

This rhizomatous perennial grass has thick stems which can exceed 1 metre (3 ft) in height. The leaf blades are up to 35 centimetres (14 in) long. The inflorescence is a panicle with up to 7 branches. The paired spikelets are generally oval in shape and are brown in color.

In its native range this grass grows in disturbed areas as well as prairies and forests. It is planted in many areas of the world to feed livestock.

The seeds provide food for birds. It is used as a pasture grass and it can be made into hay. It can be grown on low-fertility soils. Cultivars include 'Bryan', 'Hartley', and 'Rodd's Bay'.

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