Biology:Batochloa
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Batochloa is a genus of grasses. It includes a single species, Batochloa deusta, commonly known as broadleaf panicum[1] or rietbuffelgras.[2] It is a tufted or shortly rhizomatous perennial native to Senegal and to eastern and southern Africa from Sudan to South Africa.[3] It grows in forests, deciduous bushland and grassland on argillaceous (heavy clay) or arenaceous (sandy) soils.[4]
Batochloa deusta is a larval food plant for the butterflies banded evening brown (Gnophodes betsimena diversa) and gold spotted sylph (Metisella metis paris).[4]
References
- ↑ "Panicum deustum Thunb.". GBIF Secretariat. https://www.gbif.org/species/4148783.
- ↑ von Staden, L.. "Panicum deustum Thunb.". South African National Biodiversity Institute. https://redlist.sanbi.org/species.php?species=1262-12.
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