Batochloa is a genus of grasses. It includes a single species, Batochloa deusta, commonly known as broadleaf panicum[2] or rietbuffelgras.[3] It is a tufted or shortly rhizomatous perennial native to Senegal and to eastern and southern Africa from Sudan to South Africa.[1] It grows in forests, deciduous bushland and grassland on argillaceous (heavy clay) or arenaceous (sandy) soils.[4]
| Batochloa | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Spermatophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Poaceae |
| Subfamily: | Panicoideae |
| Genus: | Batochloa Salariato & Zuloaga |
| Species: | B. deusta |
| Binomial name | |
| Batochloa deusta (Thunb.) Salariato & Zuloaga | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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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
edit- 1 2 "Batochloa deusta (Thunb.) Salariato & Zuloaga". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 15 May 2025.
- ↑ "Panicum deustum Thunb". GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. GBIF Secretariat. Retrieved 15 May 2025.
- ↑ von Staden, L. "Panicum deustum Thunb". Red List of South African Plants. South African National Biodiversity Institute. Retrieved 15 May 2025.
- 1 2 Hyde, M.A.; Wursten, B.T.; Ballings, P.; Coates Palgrave, M. "Panicum deustum Thunb". Flora of Mozambique. Retrieved 15 May 2025.