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Collector Ellemann, L.
Number 714
Collected with  
Country Tanzania
Subpart ARUSHA
County  
Locality Ngorongoro Conservation Area, ca. 12 km Northwest of Endulen Village in shrub savanna. Information given by Saitaba Ole Kinyanyi, olchololik-agegroup.
Coordinates 3° 10' S 35° 12' E
Minimum elevation (m) 1700
Maximum elevation (m) 1700
Start date 1993/07/19
End date 1993/07/19
Family Poaceae
Identification Chloris gayana Kunth
Determined by Laegaard, S. (AAU), 1995.
Identification qualifier  
Field notes Grows in abandonned homestead. Maasai name: enaimurruai It is mostly eaten by donkeys, as it is difficult for catt to pick up the long creeping shoots. Long shoots are tied aroung the ank as protection against snakebites.

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