Microstegium butuoense Y.C.Liu & H.Peng, 2011
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https://doi.org/10.3767/000651912X658908 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/896687F3-266A-FF8A-FFB9-FB3A851A0DEC |
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Felipe |
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Microstegium butuoense Y.C.Liu & H.Peng |
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Microstegium butuoense Y.C.Liu & H.Peng View in CoL
Microstegium butuoense Y.C.Liu & H.Peng (2011) 182. — Type: Zhu 318 (holo PE).
Description after the original publication.
Annual. Culms slender, straggling, eventually becoming more or less vertical for about 35 cm; nodes densely bearded. Leaf sheaths tuberculate-hispid; leaf blades elliptic lanceolate, 0.7(–2) by 0.2(–0.5) cm, both surface sparsely hispid, apex acute; ligule membranous, eciliate, c. 0.6 mm. Raceme single, 2(–3.5) cm, rachis tough, rachis internodes linear, c. 4.5 mm, ciliate with c. 1.5 mm hairs. Sessile spikelets c. 5.2(–6) mm; callus hairs up to 1 mm; lower glume c. 5 mm, linear-lanceolate, back flat, 4–5-veined, glabrous, apex truncate or emarginate; upper glume c. 5.5 mm, sharply keeled, apex acuminate; lower lemma lanceolate, c. 4 mm; upper lemma 3–3.5 mm, 2-lobed in upper 1/3, lobes acuminate; awn geniculate, 6–9 mm; upper palea 1 mm, ciliate with c. 0.6 mm hairs. Anthers unseen. Pedicelled spikelet similar.
Distribution — China (Sichuan).
Habitat — Alpine meadow.
Note — Only known from the type (not seen).
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