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Brachiaria deflexa (Schumach.) Robyns | |
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Graminae Synonyms: Pseudobrachiaria deflexa (Schumach.) Launert Common names: Annual brachiaria |
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Description Tufted annual with weak ascending culms 15-125 cm high. Leaf-blades flat, 4-25 cm long and 4-22 mm wide, rounded to the base. Inflorescence a false panicle of 4-24 often compound racemes on an axis 5-18.5 cm long, racemes 2-10 cm in length with a triquetrous rhachis, the spikelets pedicelled borne in pairs, one of a pair on a longer pedicel (up to 15 mm long) than the other; spikelets broadly elliptic, glabrous to pubescent 2.5-3.5 mm long with a short stipe up to 0.5 mm long. |
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Habitat Bushland or bushed grassland, also often found in sandy soil or overlying rock. Altitude range 0-1500 m. Distribution Kenya; also from United Republic of Tanzania, Uganda, tropical and South Africa. Use Very much liked by stock when young particularly in dry areas. Similar Species Not likely to be confused. |
 Brachiaria deflexa |
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