Stipa leptogluma
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
| Stipa leptogluma | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Poaceae |
| Subfamily: | Pooideae |
| Genus: | Stipa |
| Species: | S. leptogluma |
| Binomial name | |
| Stipa leptogluma | |
Stipa leptogluma Pilg.[2] is a species of grass in the family Poaceae. It is found only in Ecuador.
Stipa leptogluma is a perennial grass with erect culms. The leaf blades are linear, either rolled or somewhat flat, and reach 17–18 cm in length. The inflorescence is a sparse panicle with branches in pairs or threes, which may be loosely branched, raceme‑like, or bear single spikelets; toward the apex of the panicle the branches alternate. Spikelets are one‑flowered. The two sterile glumes are thinly membranous, lanceolate, acuminate, and 7–8 mm long. The fertile lemma is ovate, silky, obscurely five‑nerved, and 3–4 mm long, extended into a twisted awn that is silky at its base and five times longer than the lemma, measuring 18–20 mm in total.[2]