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词条 Melica persica
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  1. Description

  2. Ecology

  3. References

  4. External links

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}}Melica persica is a species of grass 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 {{convert|15|–|50|cm}} long. The leaf-sheaths are smooth, tubular and have one closed end. The leaf-blades are flat and are {{convert|5|–|15|cm}} long by {{convert|2|–|4|mm}} wide while the membrane is eciliated and is {{convert|0.5|–|3|mm}} long. Both leaf-sheaths and leaf-blades have glabrous surface. The panicle is linear, spiciform, secunded and is {{convert|3.5|–|12|cm}} long.[1]

Spikelets are cuneate, solitary, are {{convert|5.5|–|10|mm}} long and have fertile spikelets that are pediceled. Its lemma have hairs that are {{convert|4|–|5|mm}} long. It is also have an acute apex with the fertile lemma itself being chartaceous, elliptic, keelless, and is {{convert|4|-|7.5|mm}} long. The species also carry 2–3 sterile florets which are barren, cuneate, clumped and are {{convert|2|mm}} long. Both the upper and lower glumes are oblong, keelless, and are membranous. Their size is different though; lower one is {{convert|2.5|–|6.5|mm}} long while the upper one is {{convert|5.5|–|10|mm}} 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. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.kew.org/data/grasses-db/www/imp06173.htm|author1=W.D. Clayton |author2=M. Vorontsova |author3=K.T. Harman |author4=H. Williamson |title=Melica persica|publisher=GrassBase|work=The Board of Trustees, Royal Botanic Gardens|place=Kew|date=November 16, 2012|accessdate=June 21, 2013}}
2. ^{{cite journal|author=Kunth|title=Melica persica|publisher=Révis. Gramin.|volume=1|page=351|year=1829}}
3. ^{{cite journal|author1=P.H. Davis |author2=R.R. Mill |author3=K. Tan|last-author-amp=yes |year=1985|title=Flora of Turkey and the east Aegean Islands|volume=9|publisher=Edinburgh University Press|place=Edinburgh, Great Britain}}

External links

  • [https://archive.is/20130624202251/http://flora.huji.ac.il/browse.asp?lang=en&action=specie&specie=MELPER Melica persica]
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2 : Melica|Flora of Asia

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