Taxon:
Melica decumbens Thunb.
Summary
Place of publication:
Prodr. pl. cap. 21. 1794
Verified:
09/13/2010
ARS Systematic Botanists.
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Common names
English
staggers grass – Afrikaans
dronkgras –
Distribution
order_code | Status | Continent | Subcontinent | Country | State | Note |
1 | Native | Africa | Southern Africa | Lesotho | | |
1 | Native | Africa | Southern Africa | South Africa | Eastern Cape | |
1 | Native | Africa | Southern Africa | South Africa | Free State | |
1 | Native | Africa | Southern Africa | South Africa | Northern Cape | |
1 | Native | Africa | Southern Africa | South Africa | Western Cape | |
Native
Africa
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SOUTHERN AFRICA:
Lesotho, South Africa [Free State, Eastern Cape, Northern Cape, Western Cape]
Economic Uses
Usage | Type | Note | Reference |
Vertebrate poisons | mammals | | Kellerman, T. S. et al. 1988. Plant poisonings and mycotoxicoses of livestock in Southern Africa |