Disclaimer : This databank is curated from literature and may not claim for any medications or directly use of plants without any prior knowledge or consultation of physician.
HOME BROWSE DASHBOARD HELP CONTACT



Botanical Name Plant's Common Name Plant Family

MG008 : Brachiaria eruciformis (Sm.) Griseb.

NEXT RECORD >>>
Melghat's Flora's Serial No. : 565  
Class : Liliopsida - Monocotyledons
Order : Cyperales
Family : Poaceae / Gramineae - Grass family
Genus : Brachiaria (Trin.) Griseb. - signalgrass
Species : Brachiaria eruciformis (Sm.) Griseb. - sweet signalgrass
Plant Location in Melghat :  
Plant Category : Grasses  
Plant's Current Status :  
Plant Family : Gramineae  
 
Plant Common Name : Sheprut
 
Synonym : Brachiaria cruciformis Griseb.
Brachiaria eruciformis var. divaricata Basappa & Muniy.
Brachiaria isachne (Roth ex Roem. & Schult.) Stapf
Echinochloa eruciformis (Sm.) Rchb.
Echinochloa eruciformis (Sm.) Koch
Milium alternans Bubani
Moorochloa eruciformis (Sm.) Veldkamp
Panicum anisostachium Bojer [Invalid]
Panicum caucasicum Trin.
Panicum cruciforme Steud. [Spelling variant]
Panicum eruciforme Sm.
Panicum isachne Roth
Panicum isachne var. mexicana Beal
Panicum isachne var. mexicanum Vasey ex Beal
Panicum koenigii Wight ex Nees [Invalid]
Panicum pubinode Hochst. ex A.Rich.
Panicum wightianum Arn. & Nees ex Nees [Invalid]
Panicum wightii Nees
Urochloa eruciformis (Sm.) C.Nelson, Sutherl. & Fern.Casas
Description : Leaves lanceate, 1.5-5 by 0.3-0.5 cm, pilose, margin scabrid, apex acuminate, sheath 2-4 cm long. Racemes terminal, cylindric, 7-9 cm long, branches triquetrous, winged, scabrid. Spikelet ellipsoid, secund-imbricate, densely pubescent, shortly stipitate; glumes unequal, membranous, lower glume a minute scale, upper glume as long as spikelet, 5-nerved, lower lemma 3-nerved, upper lemma crustaceous, smooth, 3-nerved; stamens 3. Caryopsis ovoid. Flowering and fruiting: December-March.
 
Curated Medicinal Use / Activity :
 
Plant's Phytochemicals :
Reference : ~ Dhore MA and Joshi PA; "Flora of Melghat Tiger Reserve"; Directorate, Project Tiger, Melghat (1988); PMID :