Grasses of Namibia

This is the updated and revised edition of the unique guide to grasses of Namibia that, first published in 1984, describes all species of grasses to be found in Namibia.
Müller, M. A. N.
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Title: Grasses of Namibia
Author: M. A. N. Müller
Illustrations: Blythe Loutit; Wilma Roux; Wendy Hitchkock
Revision: Johan van Eck
Publisher: Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Forestry
Revised editon. Windhoek, Namibia 2007
ISBN 086976201X / ISBN ISBN 0-86976-201-X
ISBN 9780869762011 / ISBN 978-0-86976-201-1
Softcover, 15 x 21 cm, 320 pages, countless b/w line drawings

About: Grasses of Namibia

Produced by the National Botanical Research Institute (NBRI) of Namibia, this popular guide to grasses of Namibia was compiled by the late Dr. M. A. N. Müller in 1984. The new edition increases the number of Namibian grasses covered to 135 species and subspecies and aimes at beeing used by farmers, extension workers, scientists and students alike. It provides much-needed information on the grazeable vegetation of Namibia. The majority of these grasses are important agriculturally, whether as pioneers, subclimax or climax grasses. Pioneer grasses are usually annuals that have the ability to establish themselves in unfavourable conditions on bare or over-grazed land, and in doing so to make the environment more conducive to the subsequent establishment of perennial grasses. As the veld recovers it progresses through several stages of stabilisation in which the subclimax grasses play a role, until a stage is reached when climax grasses begin to appear. This climax stage is the ideal condition and the one towards which management should always be directed. A real attempt has been made to ensure that this publication is both practical and appealing. An updated and improved key for the identification of those grass genera included in Grasses of Namibia has been provided. The images were line-drawn by Blythe Loutit, Wilma Roux and Wendy Hitchkock

Content: Grasses of Namibia

Foreword
Acknowledgements
Introduction
Inflorescence groups
Icon indications
Line drawing of grass
Field key
Spike (or spike-like raceme)
Anthephora argentea
Anthephora pubescens
Anthephora schinzii
Cenchrus ciliaris
Elionurus muticus
Enteropogon macrostachyus
Entoplocamia aristulata
Fingerhuthia africana
Heteropogon contortus
Heteropogon melanocarpus
Microchloa caffra
Monelytrum luederitzianum
Oropetium capense
Perotis patens
Tragus berteronianus
Tragus racemosus
Digitate racemes (or spikes)
Andropogon chinensis
Andropogon gay anus
Bothriochloa radicans
Chloris virgata
Cynodon dactylon
Dactyloctenium aegyptium
Dactyloctenium giganteum
Dichanthium annulatum
Digitaria eriantha
Digitaria seriata
Eustachys paspaloides
Spaced racemes (or spikes)
Brachiaria brizantha
Brachiaria deflexa
Brachiaria dura
Brachiaria glomerata
Brachiaria marlothii
Brachiaria nigropedata
Brachiaria schoenfelderi
Digitaria velutina
Echinochloa colona
Echinochloa holubii
Echinochloa pyramidalis
Pogonarthria fleckii
Pogonarthria squarrosa
Urochloa brachyura
Urochloa oligotricha
Urochloa panicoides
Urochloa trichopus
Willkommia sarmentosa
Contracted panicle
Aristida adscensionis
Aristida congesta
Aristida engleri
Aristida hordeacea
Aristida pilgeri
Aristida stipitata
Centropodia glauca
Enneapogon cenchroides
Enneapogon desvauxii
Enneapogon scaber
Enneapogon scoparius
Eragrostis truncata
Pennisetum foermeranum
Schmidtia kalahariensis
Schmidtia pappophoroides
Setaria appendiculatz
Setaria verticillata
Sorghum versicolor
Stipagrostis brevifolia
Stipagrostis damarensis
Stipagrostis hochstetteriana
Panicle
Aristida effusa
Aristida engleri
Aristida meridionalis
Aristida rhiniochloa
Aristida stipoides
Brachiaria malacodes
Cymhopogon caesius
Cymbopogon pospischilii
Dantboniopsis dinteri
Danthoniopsis ramosa
Eragrostis annulata
Eragrostis bicolor
Eragrostis biflora
Eragrostis brizantha
Eragrostis cylindriflora
Eragrostis dinteri
Eragrostis echinochloidea
Eragrostis homomalla
Eragrostis jeffreysii
Eragrostis lehmanniana
Eragrostis nindensis
Eragrostis omahekensis
Eragrostis pollens
Eragrostis porosa
Eragrostis rigidior
Eragrostis rotifer
Eragrostis scopelophila
Eragrostis superba
Eragrostis trichophora
Eragrostis viscosa
Hyparrhenia hirta
Hyparrbenia rufa
Hyperthelia dissoluta
Leptochloa fusca
Leucophrys mesocoma
Melinis repens
Odyssea paucinervis
Panicum arbusculum
Panicum coloratum
Panicum kalaharense
Panicum lanipes
Panicum maximum
Panicum novemnerve
Panicum repens
Panicum stapfianum
Schizachyrium exile
Schizachyrium sanguineum
Setaria finita
Setaria sagittifolia
Sorghum bicolor
Sporobolus festivus
Sporobolus fimbriatus
Sporobolus ioclados
Sporobolus panicoides
Stipagrostis amabilis
Stipagrostis anomala
Stipagrostis ciliata
Stipagrostis dinteri
Stipagrostis fastigiata
Stipagrostis giessii
Stipagrostis hirtigluma
Stipagrostis namaquensh
Stipagrostis obtusa
Stipagrostis uniplumis
Themeda triandra
Tricholaena monachne
Triraphis purpurea,
Triraphis ramosissima
Triraphis schinzii
References
Glossary of botanical terms
Appendix 1: Anthephora pubescens
Appendix 2: Language abbreviations Index

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