Poaceae
Eriochloa

Eriochloa pacifica Mez

First published in Beibl. Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 125: 11 (1921)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Ecuador to Peru, Galápagos. It is an annual and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Descriptions

Extinction risk predictions for the world's flowering plants to support their conservation (2024). Bachman, S.P., Brown, M.J.M., Leão, T.C.C., Lughadha, E.N., Walker, B.E. https://nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/nph.19592

Conservation
Predicted extinction risk: not threatened. Confidence: confident
[AERP]

Morphology General Habit
Annual. Culms 20-40 cm long. Lateral branches sparse. Ligule a fringe of hairs. Leaf-blades linear, or lanceolate; 4-14 cm long; 4-9 mm wide. Leaf-blade surface pubescent.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences
Inflorescence composed of racemes. Racemes 4-6; borne along a central axis; unilateral; 1.5-2.5 cm long. Central inflorescence axis 3-6 cm long; pubescent. Rhachis angular; villous on surface. Spikelets in pairs. Fertile spikelets pedicelled. Pedicels oblong; 0.5-1.5 mm long; villous; tip discoid.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences Spikelets
Spikelets comprising 1 basal sterile florets; 1 fertile florets; without rhachilla extension. Spikelets lanceolate; dorsally compressed; 5-6 mm long; falling entire. Spikelet callus globular; incorporating lowest rhachilla internode with adnate lower glume; glabrous.
Fertile
Spikelets comprising 1 basal sterile florets; 1 fertile florets; without rhachilla extension. Spikelets lanceolate; dorsally compressed; 5-6 mm long; falling entire. Spikelet callus globular; incorporating lowest rhachilla internode with adnate lower glume; glabrous.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences Bracts Glume
Glumes one the lower absent or obscure; exceeding apex of florets; thinner than fertile lemma. Upper glume elliptic; 1 length of spikelet; membranous; without keels. Upper glume surface pubescent; hairy below. Upper glume apex attenuate; awned; 1 -awned. Upper glume awn 1 mm long.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Florets
Basal sterile florets barren; without significant palea. Lemma of lower sterile floret similar to upper glume; elliptic; 1 length of spikelet; membranous; pubescent; hairy below; attenuate. Fertile lemma elliptic; 2 mm long; indurate; without keel. Lemma margins involute. Lemma apex obtuse; mucronate. Principal lemma awn 0.2 mm long overall. Palea involute; indurate.
Distribution
South America: western South America.
Reference
Paniceae. Tovar 1994.
[GB]

Sources

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    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0