Melica persica
| Melica persica | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Monocots |
| (unranked): | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Poaceae |
| Genus: | Melica |
| Species: | M. persica |
| Binomial name | |
| Melica persica Kunth | |
Melica persica is a species of grass in the Poaceae family that can be found in Central Asia, India,[1] and in Gansu, Jilin, Sichuan provinces of China.[2]
Description
The species is perennial and caespitose with elongated rhizomes. It culms are erect 15–50 centimetres (5.9–19.7 in) long. The leaf-sheaths are smooth, tubular and have one closed end. The leaf-blades are flat and are 5–15 centimetres (2.0–5.9 in) long by 2–4 millimetres (0.079–0.157 in) wide while the membrane is eciliated and is 0.5–3 millimetres (0.020–0.118 in) long. Both leaf-sheaths and leaf-blades have glabrous surface. The panicle is linear, spiciform, secunded and is 3.5–12 centimetres (1.4–4.7 in) long.[1]
Spikelets are cuneate, solitary, are 5.5–10 millimetres (0.22–0.39 in) long and have fertile spikelets that are pediceled. Its lemma have hairs that are 4–5 millimetres (0.16–0.20 in) long. It is also have an acute apex with the fertile lemma itself being chartaceous, elliptic, keelless, and is 4–7.5 millimetres (0.16–0.30 in) long. The species also carry 2–3 sterile florets which are barren, cuneate, clumped and are 2 millimetres (0.079 in) long. Both the upper and lower glumes are oblong, keelless, and are membranous. Their size is different though; lower one is 2.5–6.5 millimetres (0.098–0.256 in) long while the upper one is 5.5–10 millimetres (0.22–0.39 in) long. It palea is 2-veined.[1]
Flowers are fleshy, oblong, truncate, have 2 lodicules and grow together. They have 3 anthers with fruits that are caryopsis. The fruit is also have additional pericarp with a linear hilum.[1]
Ecology
Melica persica grows on grassy hillsides and stony ones too.[3]
References
- 1 2 3 4 W.D. Clayton, M. Vorontsova, K.T. Harman & H. Williamson (November 16, 2012). "Melica persica". The Board of Trustees, Royal Botanic Gardens. Kew: GrassBase. Retrieved June 21, 2013.
- ↑ Kunth (1829). "Melica persica" 1. Révis. Gramin. p. 351.
- ↑ P.H. Davis, R.R. Mill, and K. Tan (1985). "Flora of Turkey and the east Aegean Islands" 9. Edinburgh, Great Britain: Edinburgh University Press.