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Brachiaria radicans

Authority Napper Family Liliopsida:Commelinidae:Cyperales:Gramineae Synonyms Brachiaria arrecta (T. Durand & Schinz) Stent, Brachiaria latifolia Stapf Common names bracquiaria do brejo, capim tanner (Pt), pasto taner, pasto tanner, taner, tanner (Sp), tanner grass, tanner-grass (En) Editor Ecocrop code 3813

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BRIEF DESCRIPTION A stoloniferous grass growing 100-150 cm high, with glabrous culms, rotting at the lower nodes, and lanceolate leaf-blades up to 15 cm long and 12 mm wide. USES Used for pasture. GROWING PERIOD Fast-growing, summer, perennial grass. COMMON NAMES Tanner grass. FURTHER INF Scientific synonym: B. latifolia. Tanner grass is common in swampy and seasonal flooded grassland. In Tanzania, it can be found at elevations from 1300-2000 m. It does not tolerate drought. May yield about 13 t/ha of green matter three months after planting. Some anaemia has been reported in horses and sheep grazing tanner grass.
Sources
Grassland Index Grassland Index - In Ecocrop as synonym Brachiaria radicans Skerman P 1990 pp 254 [DRA, RAIN, DEP, TEXT, PH, FER, LIMITS]