Leersia hexandra Sw.

  • Filed As

    Poaceae
    Leersia hexandra Sw.

  • Collector(s)

    E. D. Merrill 749, Nov 1914

  • Location

    Philippines. Metropolitan Manila. Manila, Luzon.

  • Habitat

    in open muddy places and in shallow water.

  • Specimen Notes

    [Record databased by volunteers in the DIGIVOL Crowdsourcing Platform. Imported to NYBG database in 2024.]

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 4312264

    Occurrence ID: 5639ec35-e778-45a5-8d54-a24ff2da022a

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Poales

  • Family

    Poaceae

  • All Determinations

    Leersia hexandra Sw.

  • Region

    Asia

  • Country

    Philippines

  • State/Province

    Metropolitan Manila

  • Locality

    Manila, Luzon

  • Location Notes

    [Tropical Asia]

  • Distribution

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LEERSIA Swartz
LEERSIA HEXANDRA Sw.; Llanos Frag. PI. Filip. (1851) 26; F.-Vill. &
Naves in Blanco FL Filip, ed. 3, 41 (1880) 18.
This species was correctly interpreted by Llanos. It is widely
distributed in tKe Philippines, growing in open muddy places
a^d in shallow Water. In and about Manila it is extensively cul-
tivated for green forage and is the chief source of forage supply
for the City of Manila. The land is prepared in the form of
paddies, as for the cultivation of rice. There are many hundred
hectares of land in and near Manila devoted to the cultivation
of this grass. It is universally known as barit or zacdte.
Illustrative specimen from Manila, Luzon, November, 1914
(Merrill: Species Blancoanae No. 7U9).
IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY HERBARIUM
Studies in the genus Leersia
Leersia hexandra Sw.
Determined by Grant L. Pyrah, 1967
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SPECIES BLANCOANAE NO. 749
749« Leersia hexandra Sw*; Llanos
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