Panicum aquarum, a new South American species of Panicum (Poaceae: Panicoideae: Paniceae)

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by  O Morrone

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are caespitose, with the upper anthecium conspic¬ icum (Poaceae: Panicoideae) in southern Africa.
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uously stipitate at its base.
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