MPdb: Melghat Plant Data Bank
MG142 : Chionachne gigantea (J.Koenig) Veldkamp |
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| Plant Location in Melghat : | - | |||||||||||||
| Plant Category : | Grasses | |||||||||||||
| Plant's Current Status : | IUCN Red List - Least Concern | |||||||||||||
| Plant Family : | POACEAE | |||||||||||||
| Plant Common Name : | Garolu | |||||||||||||
| Synonym : | Chionachne barbata (Roxb.) R.Br. Chionachne koenigii (Spreng.) Thwaites Coix arundinacea J.Koenig ex Willd., nom. illeg. Coix barbata Roxb. Coix crypsoides Müll.Hal. Coix gigantea J.Koenig Coix koenigii Spreng. Coix lacryma-jobi var. gigantea (J.Koenig) Stapf Polytoca barbata (Roxb.) Stapf Sphaerium giganteum (J.Koenig) Kuntze |
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| Description : | Perennial, monoecious herb. Culms erect and near the top, bowing a little, ramous, jointed, smooth, joints sometimes bearded. Sheathing, narrow keeled; margins armed with small prickles, on the upper side sometimes a few, sometimes numerous, stiff, white hairs, mouths of the sheaths slightly bearded. Spikes numerous, pedicelled, terminal, and from the exterior axils, forming altogether a large linear panicle, collected in fascicles of from two to six on a common peduncle, and embraced by a common spathe. Pedicels compressed, jointed near the top and there a partial spathe, their insertions are intermixed with lanceolate, chaffy scales. Flowering and Fruiting Time : September - October | |||||||||||||
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| Reference : | ~ Prabha Y. Bhogaonkar and Pankaj A. Dhole; "Checklist of Flora of Melghat"; Chief Conservator of Forest & Field Director, Melghat Tiger Project, Camp, Amravati
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