Henderson CP, Hancock IR, 1988. The fungal component of a lichen absorbs water and nutrients from the surroundings and provides a suitable environment for the alga or cyanobacterium.
NextGives a brief description of the plant, its range and habitat and some of its uses.
It should be grazed young as palatability declines rapidly after flowering. Usually, the last letter or two of a given genus, a space, and the first few correct letters of the specific epithet will provide a sufficiently short list containing the desired taxon. Leaf-sheaths outer margin glabrous.
NextA Guide to the Useful Plants of Solomon Islands.
The intended name can then be chosen from any of those lists.
USDA Miscellaneous Publication 200.
Plant species commonly found in the deep zone, and designated either FAC or OBL by DEP. Its usefulness is limited by its low protein content 6-15% DM and unpalatability for cattle, though both aspects might be improved by light applications of nitrogen fertilizer. Congo Belge 9: 245.
It can grow on a wide range of soils including acid ones ,.
A Guide to the Useful Plants of Solomon Islands, Solomon Islands, Ministry of Agriculture and Lands. Gives a brief description of the plant, its range and habitat and some of its uses.
Weeds of Hawaii's Pastures and Natural Areas: An Identification and Management Guide.
Stolons present, with alternating elongated and bunched internodes. It often grows gregariously ; ;.
It is drought-resistant, remaining green long into the dry season, and has been used for the turf of all the lawns in the Victoria Botanic Gardens, W Cameroons 8.