Brachiaria lachnantha

	Brachiaria lachnantha (Hochst.) Stapf
	Graminae Common names: Brachiaria lachnantha
	Description Densely tufted perennial, 20-80 cm high with silky tomentose basal sheaths. Leaf-blades flat, 5-40 cm long and 3-11 mm wide. Inflorescence of 2-16 racemes (rarely more)on an axis 2-18 cm long; racemes l-5.5 cm in length with a pubescent to villous triquetrous rhachis. Spikelets borne singly (or sometimes paired at the base of the raceme) are 3-4.5 mm long, pubescent to villous and supported on a short greenish stipe.
	Habitat Damp soils and black clays. Altitude range 0-1700 m. Distribution Kenya; also from northern Uganda, United Republic of Tanzania, Ethiopia and Somalia. Use A good grazing grass. Similar Species Brachiaria nigropedata but the spikelets of that species have a black stipe.	Brachiaria lachnantha
	Edited by: F. Guiso Gallisai Information taken from: Ibrahim, K. M., Kabuye, C. H. S. 1988. An illustrated manual of Kenya grasses. Rome, FAO. 765 pp.