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Brachiaria mutica

Authority	(Forsk.) Stapf
Family	Liliopsida:Commelinidae:Cyperales:Gramineae
Synonyms	Brachiaria purpurescens, Panicum muticum, Panicum purpurescens
Common names	admirable, Angola, Angola grass, babaka-nalabaga, bengo, blue grama, buffalo grass, California grass, capim Angola, capim angolinha, capim Colonia, capim de boi, capim de muda, capin, capin fino, co'long tay (Vnm), cori grass, Dutch grass, giant couch, grama de Para, gramalote, herbe de para, hierba de Para, hierba del Para, jukut inggris (Idn), malohillo, malojillo, mara-kawayan (Phl), Mauritius grass, Mauritius signal grass, Numidian grass, panicumgrass, para, para grass, Penhalonga grass, rumput malela, Scotch grass, smau koo (Cmb), sukut kolonjono, watergrass, ya khon (Tha), yerba del parral
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Ecocrop code	540

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BRIEF DESCRIPTION A short-culmed, stoloniferous grass up to 200 cm tall with long, hairy leaf-blades about 16 mm wide. USES Mostly used for silage, it provides good fodder but is poor pasture and can be damaged by to low cutting or grazing. GROWING PERIOD Summer-growing perennial. COMMON NAMES Para grass, Mauritius signal grass, Pasto para and malojilla, Gramalote, Parana, Herbe de para, Rumput malela, sukut kolonjono, Jukut inggris, Rumput melela, Rumput para, Babaka-nalabaga, Mara-kawayan, Smau koo, Ya khon, Co'long tay. FURTHER INF Scientific synonyms: B. purpurascens, Panicum muticum, P. purpurascens. Para grass probably originated in tropical Africa. In the southern hemisphere it extends south to about 27°S. It can be found at elevations between sea level and 1000 m. It is found on poorly-drained or swampy soils and it can become a weed in irrigation ditches and drains. Dry matter yields may vary between 10-30 t/ha.
Sources
Grassland Index Skerman P 1990 pp 249-253 [DRA, TEMP, KTMP, RAIN, TEXT, SAL, FER, PHO, LIG] Rehm S 1991 pp 406 [DRA, SAL, USE] Duke J 1979 pp 94 [PH, RAIN, TEMP] Duke J 1975 pp 9 [PH, RAIN, TEMP] Roecklein J 1987 pp 169 [USE, DRA] Heath M 1985 pp 268 [DRA, LIMIT, USE] Bogdan A 1977 pp 59-62 [DRA, FER] Bryant P 1973 pp 304-305 [DRA, RAIN, KTMP, FER] B-Lennard E 1984 pp 454 [DRA, SAL] Mannetje L 1992 pp 64-65 [DRA, FER, SAL, LIMIT]