Panicum fauriei Hitchc.

synonyms: Panicum annuale, Panicum carteri, Panicum ninoleense, Panicum sylvanum


no known common names


Info

Subfamily: Panicoideae
Genus etymology: Panicum = "belonging to bread" [Latin] refering to use by several species as cereal grains
Species etymology: fauriei = honorific for Urbain Jean Faurie (1847–1914)
Photosynthetic type: C4 (warm season)
Nativity: endemic

Map

 Distribution of Panicum fauriei in Hawaiʻi.
 Distribution of Panicum fauriei in Hawaiʻi.

Inflorescence

Panicum fauriei Inflorescence
Panicum fauriei Inflorescence
Panicum fauriei Inflorescence
Panicum fauriei Inflorescence
Panicum fauriei Inflorescence
Panicum fauriei Inflorescence
Panicum fauriei Inflorescence
Panicum fauriei Inflorescence

Plant

Panicum fauriei Plant
Panicum fauriei Plant

Habit

Panicum fauriei Habit

Spikelets

Panicum fauriei Spikelets
Panicum fauriei Spikelets
Panicum fauriei Spikelets
Panicum fauriei Spikelets

Collar

Panicum fauriei Collar

Description

Cespitose annuals 2-30(-46) cm tall; culms usually branched, puberulent, the nodes puberulent or short-pilose. Leaves cauline; sheaths usually puberulent, auricular hairs often prominent, 1-2.5 mm long; ligule a ciliate membrane, 0.4-1.6 mm long, the membrane rudimentary or 0.1-0.3 mm long, the cilia 0.3-1.5 mm long; blades 1.5- 12 cm long, 0.1-0.4 cm wide (when unrolled), often loosely involute, upper surface pilose, lower surface puberulent. Panicles 1-11 cm long, axis puberulent or sparsely pilose, branches usually appressed, puberulent or pilose; spikelets 1.5-4.2 mm long, acuminate to acute, glabrous to pubescent; glumes glabrous, short-pubescent, or short-pubescent with a tuft of hairs 0.6-3.5 mm long at apex, first glume as long as spikelet, acute to acuminate, 3-5- nerved, second glume shorter than or subequal to first glume, acute to acuminate, 5- 9-nerved; first floret sterile, first lemma shorter than or equalling second glume, glabrous or short-pubescent at least toward apex, 7-nerved, first palea 1/6-1/5 as long as first lemma; second floret dark brown at maturity, 1.2-1.8 mm long, 0.5-0.7 mm wide, elliptic, smooth, glossy; anthers 0.8- 1.1 mm long.
(Description source: O’Connor, P.J. 1990. Poaceae, pp. 1481–1604. In: Wagner W.L., Herbst D.R. & Sohmer S.H. (eds.)., Manual of the flowering plant of Hawaiʻi. Vol. 2. University of Hawaii Press & Bishop Museum Press, Honolulu )