Sacciolepis myosuroides (R.Br.) Chase ex E.G.Camus & A.Camus

[GB]

Morphology General Habit: Annual; caespitose. Culms geniculately ascending, or decumbent; 30-75 cm long. Culm-nodes brown. Leaf-sheaths 5.5-10 cm long; glabrous on surface. Ligule a ciliolate membrane; 0.5-1 mm long. Leaf-blades 6-15 cm long; 2-4 mm wide. Leaf-blade surface glabrous. Leaf-blade margins scaberulous.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences: Inflorescence a panicle. Panicle spiciform; linear; 2-12 cm long; 0.3-0.5 cm wide. Primary panicle branches accrescent to a central axis; with lateral stumps on axis. Panicle axis with rounded ribs. Spikelets solitary. Fertile spikelets pedicelled.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences Spikelets: Spikelets comprising 1 basal sterile florets; 1 fertile florets; without rhachilla extension. Spikelets ovate; laterally compressed; gibbous; obtuse; 1.5-1.9 mm long; falling entire.
Fertile: Spikelets comprising 1 basal sterile florets; 1 fertile florets; without rhachilla extension. Spikelets ovate; laterally compressed; gibbous; obtuse; 1.5-1.9 mm long; falling entire.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences Bracts Glume: Glumes reaching apex of florets; thinner than fertile lemma. Lower glume ovate; clasping; 0.8 mm long; 0.5 length of spikelet; membranous; without keels; 5 -veined. Lower glume apex acute. Upper glume elliptic; gibbous; 1.5 length of adjacent fertile lemma; 1 length of spikelet; membranous; with hyaline margins; without keels; 9 -veined. Upper glume lateral veins ribbed. Upper glume surface glabrous. Upper glume apex obtuse.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Florets: Basal sterile florets barren; with palea. Lemma of lower sterile floret similar to upper glume; elliptic; 1 length of spikelet; membranous; 7 -veined; ribbed; glabrous; obtuse. Fertile lemma elliptic; dorsally compressed; 1 mm long; coriaceous; shiny; without keel; 5 -veined. Lemma margins involute. Lemma apex acute. Palea involute; coriaceous.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers: Anthers 3; 0.6 mm long.
Distribution: Africa: west-central tropical, northeast tropical, east tropical, southern tropical, south, and western Indian ocean. Asia-temperate: China. Asia-tropical: India, Indo-China, Malesia, and Papuasia. Australasia: Australia.
Reference: Paniceae. Gilliland 1993.

[FZ]

Gramineae, W. D. Clayton. Flora Zambesiaca 10:3. 1989

Morphology General Habit: Annual, growing in clumps.
Morphology Culms: Culms 5–80 cm. high.
Morphology Leaves Leaf lamina: Leaf laminae linear, papillose on raised nerves above.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences: Panicle 1–20 cm. long, cylindrical, slender, borne above the foliage or rarely nestling amongst it.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences Spikelets: Spikelets 1–1.7(2) mm. long, ovate, glabrous or hispidulous.

[FTEA]

Gramineae, W. D. Clayton, S. M. Phillips & S. A. Renvoize. Flora of Tropical East Africa. 1974

Morphology General Habit: Annual, growing in clumps; culms 5–70 cm. high.
Morphology Leaves: Leaf-blades linear, 2–20 cm. long, 1–5 mm. wide, papillose on the nerves above.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences: Panicle cylindrical, slender, 1–14 cm. long.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences Spikelets: Spikelets ovate, slightly laterally compressed, 1–1.7 mm. long, glabrous or hispidulous; lower glume ovate, 1/3–2/3 as long as the spikelet; upper glume membranous; lower floret barren with a palea 0.2–0.5(–0.8) mm. long; upper lemma 1/2–3/4 as long as the spikelet, white to light brown.
Habitat: Damp places, pool margins and rice fields; 0–1650 m.
Distribution: westwards to Camerounsouthwards to Natal; T3 T4 T5 T6 T7 T8 U3 Z

Native to:

Andaman Is., Angola, Bangladesh, Borneo, Burundi, Cameroon, China South-Central, China Southeast, Congo, Ethiopia, Hainan, India, Jawa, KwaZulu-Natal, Laos, Lesser Sunda Is., Madagascar, Malawi, Malaya, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, New Guinea, Northern Provinces, Northern Territory, Philippines, Queensland, Rwanda, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Tanzania, Thailand, Tibet, Uganda, Vietnam, West Himalaya, Western Australia, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe

Sacciolepis myosuroides (R.Br.) Chase ex E.G.Camus & A.Camus appears in other Kew resources:

IPNI - The International Plant Names Index

Date	Reference	Barcode	Type Status	Has image?
Jul 1, 2002	Cuming, H. [1668], Philippines	K000290324		No
	Phipps, J.B. [3295], Zambia	K000282309	isotype	Yes
	Crook, L. [789], Zimbabwe	K000282310	isotype	Yes
	Welwitsch [2699], Angola	K000282311	isotype	Yes
	Welwitsch [2699], Angola	K000282312		Yes
	Schimper [1478], Ethiopia	K000282319		Yes
	Schimper [1825], Ethiopia	K000282320		Yes
	Lebrun, J. [3109], Zaire	K000282328	isotype	Yes
	Lebrun, J. [3109], Zaire	K000282329	isotype	Yes
	Hildebrandt, J.M. [3760], Madagascar	K000244747		Yes
	Kerr, A.F.G. [8050], Thailand	K000620875		No
	Smitinand, T. [6280], Thailand	K000682880		No
	md Haniff [2951], Thailand	K000682886		No
	md Haniff [2968], Thailand	K000682887		No
	md Haniff [2924], Thailand	K000682885		No
	Charoenphol, Ch. [3851], Thailand	K000682882		No
	Put [2228], Thailand	K000620873		No
	Larsen, K. [8420], Thailand	K000682881		No
	van Beusekom, C.F. [3631], Thailand	K000682883		No
	Lazarides, M. [7490], Thailand	K000682879		No
	Lindhard, E. [s.n.], Thailand	K000682884		No
	Kerr, A.F.G. [2249], Thailand	K000620874		No
	Put [2171], Thailand	K000620872		No

First published in H.Lecomte, Fl. Indo-Chine 7: 460 (1922)

Accepted by

Ahmed, Z.U. (ed.) (2008). Encyclopedia of Flora and Fauna of Bangladesh 12: 1-505. Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
Clayton, W.D., Harman, K.T. & Williamson, H. (2006). World Grass Species - Synonymy database The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
Darbyshire, I., Kordofani, M., Farag, I., Candiga, R. & Pickering, H. (eds.) (2015). The Plants of Sudan and South Sudan: 1-400. Kew publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
Dassanayake (ed.) (1994). A Revised Handbook to the Flora of Ceylon 8: 1-458. Oxford & IBH Publishing Co. PVT. LTD., New Delhi, Calcutta.
Gilliland, H.B. (1971). A revised flora of Malaya 3: 1-319. The Royal Botanic Gardens, Singapore.
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Kandwal, M.K. & Gupta, B.K. (2009). An update on grass flora of Uttarkhand Indian Journal of Forestry 32: 657-668.
Karthikeyan, S., Jain, S.K., Nayar, M.P. & Sanjappa, M. (1989). Florae Indicae Enumeratio: Monocotyledonae: 1-435. Botanical Survey of India, Calcutta.
Kress, W.J., DeFilipps, R.A., Farr, E. & Kyi, D.Y.Y. (2003). A Checklist of the Trees, Shrubs, Herbs and Climbers of Myanmar Contributions from the United States National Herbarium 45: 1-590.
Middleton, D.J. & al. (eds.) (2019). Flora of Singapore 7: 1-525. Singapore Botanic Gardens.
Press, J.R. et al. (2000). Annotated Checklist of the Flowering Plants of Nepal: i-x, 1-430. Natural History Museum, London.
Turner, I.M. (1995 publ. 1997). A catalogue of the Vascular Plants of Malaya Gardens' Bulletin Singapore 47(2): 347-655.
Wu, Z. & Raven, P.H. (eds.) (2006). Poaceae Flora of China 22: 1-733. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.

Literature

Kew Backbone Distributions

Ahmed, Z.U. (ed.) (2008). Encyclopedia of Flora and Fauna of Bangladesh 12: 1-505. Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
Clayton, W.D. & Renvoize, S.A. (1982). Gramineae Flora of Tropical East Africa 3: 451-898.
Clayton, W.D. (1989). Flora Zambesiaca 10(3): 1-231. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (2014- continuously updated). Atlas of Living Australia http://www.ala.org.au/.
Darbyshire, I., Kordofani, M., Farag, I., Candiga, R. & Pickering, H. (eds.) (2015). The Plants of Sudan and South Sudan: 1-400. Kew publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
Dassanayake (ed.) (1994). A Revised Handbook to the Flora of Ceylon 8: 1-458. Oxford & IBH Publishing Co. PVT. LTD., New Delhi, Calcutta.
Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) (2003). Plants of Southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14.: i-vi, 1-1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
Gilliland, H.B. (1971). A revised flora of Malaya 3: 1-319. The Royal Botanic Gardens, Singapore.
Hedberg, I. & Edwards, S. (eds.) (1995). Flora of Ethiopia and Eritrea 7: 1-430. The National Herbarium, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia & The Department of Systematic Botany, Upps.
Kandwal, M.K. & Gupta, B.K. (2009). An update on grass flora of Uttarkhand Indian Journal of Forestry 32: 657-668.
Karthikeyan, S., Jain, S.K., Nayar, M.P. & Sanjappa, M. (1989). Florae Indicae Enumeratio: Monocotyledonae: 1-435. Botanical Survey of India, Calcutta.
Masamune, G. (1942). Enumeratio phanerogamarum Bornearum: 1-739. Taihoku, Formosa.
Ndabaneze, P. (1989). Catalogue des Graminées du Burundi Lejeunia; Revue de Botanique, n.s., 132: 1-127.
Press, J.R. et al. (2000). Annotated Checklist of the Flowering Plants of Nepal: i-x, 1-430. Natural History Museum, London.
Robyns, W. (1934). Flore Agrostologique du Congo Belge et du Ruanda-Urundi 2: 9-386. Goemaere, Bruxelles.
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Troupin, G. (ed.) (1988). Flora du Rwanda 4: I-X, 1-651. Musee Royal de l'Afrique Centrale.
Wu, Z. & Raven, P.H. (eds.) (2006). Poaceae Flora of China 22: 1-733. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.

Flora Zambesiaca

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Flora of Tropical East Africa

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Descriptions

According to GrassBase - The Online World Grass Flora

According to Flora Zambesiaca under the synonym Sacciolepis spiciformis

According to Flora of Tropical East Africa under the synonym Sacciolepis huillensis

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Sacciolepis myosuroides (R.Br.) Chase ex E.G.Camus & A.Camus appears in other Kew resources:

IPNI - The International Plant Names Index

Herbarium Catalogue (23 records)

Bibliography

First published in H.Lecomte, Fl. Indo-Chine 7: 460 (1922)

Accepted by

Literature

Kew Backbone Distributions

Sources

Flora Zambesiaca

Flora of Tropical East Africa

GrassBase - The Online World Grass Flora

Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

Kew Backbone Distributions

Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone