Inflorescence; Valley View University, Oyibi, Ghana; 4/2004 © Jörn Germer
Emerging panicle; Valley View University, Oyibi, Ghana; 4/2004 © Jörn Germer
Panicle in flower; Valley View University, Oyibi, Ghana; 4/2004 © Jörn Germer
Long hairs at postition of auricles; Valley View University, Oyibi, Ghana; 4/2004 © Jörn Germer
Habit; Valley View University, Oyibi, Ghana; 4/2004 © Jörn Germer
Identifier: 515
Date of entry: 16.04.2007
Last update: 11.01.2020
Kingdom: Plantae (2624)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2527)
Class: Liliopsida (388)
Order: Cyperales (91)
Family: Poaceae (72)(family description)
Genus: Chloris (2)
Epithet: pilosa Schum. (3)
Synonyms: Chloris breviseta Benth., Chloris nigra Hack.
nigra => black, blackness
pilosa => covered thinly with long soft hairs
Climate: tropical
Habitat: mesophytic
Habit: herb
Flower colour: green
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