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Paspalum virgatum L., Syst. Nat. ed. 10. 2: 855. 1759; Hsu, Fl. Taiwan 5: 589. 1978.
粗稈雀稗
Perennials; rhizome short, culm tufted, erect, 1-2 m high. Blade stiff, margins sharp with siliceous
bodies; sheath keeled, compressed, lower ones softer, papery. Inflorescence of racemose racemes,
numerous; rachis prominently covered with papillate bristles. Spikelets obovate, 2.2-2.5 mm long,
densely 4-rowed, brownish, margins hairy, prominent at summit; lower glume reduced; upper glume 3-
veined, convexed on dorsal part, subequal to spikelet, margins and summit soft hairy; lower lemma and
upper glume subequal, with marginal hairs, flat on dorsal part, upper floret brownish, coriaceous,
slightly shorter than spikelet.
TAIPEI: Nankang, Hsu 14517.
Originally from Jamaica, now naturalized elsewhere. Taiwan, naturalized in the northern part.
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