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Species
Echinochloa pyramidalis (Lam.) Hitchc. & Chase (1917)
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Occurs in tropical and South Africa
Red List Criteria
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Justification
This species is classed as Least Concern as it is widespread with stable populations and does not face any major threats.
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Tropical Africa & America, introduced to India.
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Population
There is no information available on population trends in this species, although available evidence suggests that it may be spreading (e.g. Cook 1996).
Population Trend
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200-2000 m
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Major Threats
There are no known significant past, ongoing or future threats to this species.
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Type fragment for Panicum spectabile var. guadeloupense Hack.
Catalog Number: US 81130
Collection: Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History, Department of Botany
Preparation: Pressed specimen
Collector(s): Père Duss
Locality: Pointe a Pitre., Guadeloupe, Lesser Antilles, West Indies
- Type fragment: Hackel, E. 1897. Notizbl. Konigl. Bot. Gart. Berlin. 1: 328.
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Conservation Actions
There are no conservation measures in place and none needed.
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Syntype for Panicum quadrifarium Hochst. ex A. Rich.
Catalog Number: US 1645173
Collection: Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History, Department of Botany
Verification Degree: Original publication and alleged type specimen examined
Preparation: Pressed specimen
Collector(s): G. H. W. Schimper
Locality: Adwa., Tigre, Ethiopia, Africa
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Agropecuario
Presenta buen valor forrajero cuando tierno aunque pierde gustocidad en estado adulto (Beetle et al., 1991).
1.8 Usos de la especie
En áreas donde se reporta como invasora se usa como cereal, forrajera y fijadora de suelo (Correa, 1978; Burkart, 1969; Barkworth et al., 2003; Beetle, 1991).
Alimento
El grano se utiliza como alimento en alhgunas regiones de África (Heuzé et al., 2011).
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