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Brachiaria dictyoneura

Brachiaria dictyoneura

Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Cultivation Details

HabitEvergreen Perennial
Growth—

Brachiaria dictyoneura is well adapted to the humid and sub-humid tropics, at elevations up to 1,800 metres, where it withstands dry periods of up to 4 - 5 months. It is found in areas where the mean annual rainfall is within the range 1,500 - 3,500mm[1, 2]. The plant grows well on a wide range of soils, provided they are well drained, including acid and highly aluminium-saturated soils of low fertility[1, 2]. This species is amongst the Brachiaria species least affected by spittlebug (species of the genera Aeneolamia, Deois, and Zulia in the Cercopidae family) and it recovers quickly after an attack[2].

Propagation

Seed - should be sown no deeper than 10mm and rolling is recommended after sowing. Best results are obtained when seed is sown during the wet season[2]. The seed needs after-ripening for 6 - 8 months to break dormancy. Treating the seed for 10 - 15 minutes with commercial sulphuric acid does not give much improvement in germination of recently harvested seed. Young plants are slow to establish[2] Division of culms and root pieces[2]. Cite as: Tropical Plants Database, Ken Fern. tropical.theferns.info. 2026-02-19. <tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Brachiaria+dictyoneura>

Pollinators

Apomictic, Wind

References

  1. [1]Plant Resources of Southeast Asia — http://proseanet.org/ ↩︎Lots of information on the uses of the plants of SE Asia.
  2. [2]Grassland Species - Profiles — http://www.fao.org/ag/AGP/AGPC/doc/Gbase/Default.htm ↩︎Terse information on over 650 species of plants that grow in grassland, including trees, shrubs and perennial plants as well as grasses. Gives a brief description of the plant, its range and habitat and some of its uses.
  3. [3]Flora Zambesiaca — http://apps.kew.org/efloras/fz/intro.html ↩︎An excellent online flora of plants from the Zambezi River basin. It lists a number of the plant uses as well as the habitats and botanical descriptions of the plants.
  4. [4]Brachiaria, Urochloa (Gramineae-Paniceae) in Malesia — Veldkamp J.F. · 1996 ↩︎A paper transferring various Brachiaria species to Urochloa, it also gives information on plant uses.