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Lanilla (Anthenantia lanata)

IMPORTANT INFORMATION: This datasheet is pending revision and updating; its contents are currently derived from FAO's Animal Feed Resources Information System (1991-2002) and from Bo Göhl's Tropical Feeds (1976-1982).

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Description
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Species 

Anthenantia lanata (Kunth) Benth. [Poaceae]

Synonyms 

Leptocoryphium lanatum (Kunth) Nees

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Description 

A tufted grass with stems 40–120 cm tall, sometimes with a bulbous, dense and fibrous base. Leaves linear or thread-like. A loose or dense oblong panicle with erect branches and hairy spikelets (Martinez et al., 2020).

Distribution 

Native grass found in savannas from Mexico to Argentina. It usually grows in copses with well-drained soil and on the edges of these, but it is not particularly abundant (Martinez et al., 2020).

Nutritional aspects
Ruminants 

Its nutritive value is poor (Martinez et al., 2020).

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Tables of chemical composition and nutritional value 
References
References 
Lascano, C. E. ; Plazas, C., 1990. Protein and energy banks in the savanna of the eastern plains of Colombia. Pasturas Tropicales, 12 (1): 9-15 web icon
Martinez, M. T.; Ledezma, R.; Miranda, V.; López-Meruvia, M., 2020. Plantas forrajeras nativas del Pantanal - ANMI San Matías. Guía Ilustrada. Fundación Noel Kempff Mercado & Museo de Historia Natural Noel Kempff Mercado. Editorial La Rosa, Santa Cruz, Bolivia web icon
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