Chloris gayana Kunth

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Records of this taxon from Caprivi are shown in the table below. Cases where the taxon is native, naturalised, possibly planted or definitely planted are all listed.

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Record number No of images Record date Recorder(s) Coll. Det. Conf. Herbaria Habitat Location Loc code(s) Outing code Planted code Country QDS Grid ref. FZ Div Alt. (m) Notes Lat Long Loc Acc Code
94318018 Feb 1988GL Maggs
GL Maggs
337
WIND

Caprivi: Inkasa Island: malapo on banks of Linyandi River.0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1724C3 0Graminoid; Notes: Tall, tufted perennial grass, up to 1,5 m high when in flower. Culms erect, sturdy, terete, slightly reed-like, terete, partially exposed esp. apically, pale dull green, discolouring to yellow at nodes which are dark brown-banded and swollen, glabrous although node occasionally minutely and sparsely pubescent. Leaf blade linear to narrowly lanceolate gradually tapering to sharp tip over a length of 50 cm, expanded to slightly involute to tightly rolled, widest at base: 5 - 7 mm, dull green with white pulverulent indumentum, not rigid but recurved to curling, base rounded and not conspicuously auriculate. Ligule a brown membranous ridge with scattered long white hairs more conspicuous on collar regions. Leaf sheath 70 - 90 mm long, not overlapping dull green to pink-tinted near base, persistent, relatively open almost to base, glabrous. Inflorescence complex tiered digitate arrangement of racemes, 6 - 10/whorl, borne on slender peduncle. Raceme 8 - 12 cm long ascending, flexuous, and usually recurved somewhat at tip. Spikelets borne in 2 rows on undersurface of axis, minutely ellipsoid, 2,5 - 3 x 1 mm. Glume membranous, deep purple, minutely pubescent with white ciliate indumentum, yellowish awn exerted about 2 mm beyond spikelet. 2 flowers/spikelet. Base of raceme axis densely pubescent with long white hairs scattered over entire length.-17.87500024.1250004
94479013 Feb 1969B de Winter
B de Winter
9156
WIND

Caprivi: 17 miles east of Katima Mulilo, Caprivi.0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1724D1 0Graminoid; Notes: Erect perennial, tufts on edge of bush group. Grey sandy loam. Altitude: between 1000 - 1500 feet.-17.62500024.6250004
94812012 Jan 1959DJB Killick
OA Leistner
DJB Killick
OA Leistner
3329
WIND

Caprivi: Mpilila Island.2080Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1725C3 930Graminoid; Notes: Locally common under large tree. Erect culms, 4 - 5 feet.-17.78330025.2075005

Total records found: 3



Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave, 2014-24

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2024). Flora of Caprivi: Species information: Records of: Chloris gayana.
https://www.capriviflora.com/speciesdata/species-display.php?species_id=105700, retrieved 19 April 2024

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