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Arundinella leptochloa
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Family:
POACEAE/GRAMINEAE
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Citation: Arundinella leptochloa (Nees ex Steud.) Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 7: 76. 1890; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 1802(1247). 1934; Manilal & Sivar., Fl. Calicut 346. 1982; Mohanan, Fl. Quilon Dist. 460. 1984; Ansari, Fl. Kasaragod Div. 447. 1985; Vajr., Fl. Palghat Dist. 565. 1990; Antony, Syst. Stud. Fl. Kottayam Dist. 444. 1989; Sreek. & V.J. Nair, Fl. Kerala Grasses 336. 1991; M. Mohanan & Henry, Fl. Thiruvanthapuram 526. 1994; Sasidh. & Sivar., Fl. Pl. Thrissur For. 504. 1996; Sasidh., Fl. Shenduruny WLS 376. 1997; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 511. 1998; Sasidh., Fl. Parambikulam WLS 384. 2002; Mohanan & Sivad., Fl. Agasthyamala 804. 2002; Sunil & Sivadasan, Fl. Alappuzha Dist. 819. 2009; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 950. 2009.
Panicum leptochloa Nees ex Steud., Syn. Pl. Glum. 1: 62. 1854.
Arundinella lawsonii Hook.f., Fl. Brit. India 7:76.1896; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 1801(1247). 1934.
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Description:
Perennials. Culms 40-110 cm high, erect; nodes glabrous. Leaves 5-27 x 0.5-1.5 cm, linear-lanceolate or linear, base rounded or shallowly cordate, apex acuminate, tuberculate-pilose; sheaths to 12 cm long, tubercle-based hairy; ligules ovate, thin, membranous. Panicles 10-27 cm long, lax; branches to 8 cm long. Spikelets 3-4 mm long, elliptic-lanceolate. Lower glume 1.5-3 x 1-1.5 mm, ovate-acute, 3-nerved, nerves scaberulous. Upper glume 2-3 x 1-1.5 mm, ovate-lanceolate, 5-nerved. Lower floret male. Upper floret bisexual. First lemma 2-2.5 x 1-1.5 mm, ovate-oblong, 5-nerved. Palea 1.5-2 x 0.5-1 mm, oblong-elliptic, hyaline. Stamens 3. Second lemma 1-1.5 x 0.5-1 mm, oblong-elliptic, muricate. Palea c. 1 x 0.5 mm, oblong-lanceolate,delicate with wart-like out growths. Stamens 3; anthers pink. Stigmas 1-1.5 mm long, violet.
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Habit:
Herb
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Flowering & Fruiting:
Throughout the year
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District(s):
All Districts
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Grasslands and degraded forest areas
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Distribution:
Peninsular India and Sri Lanka
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Aquatic:
No
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Epiphyte(s):
No
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Saprophyte:
No
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Stem parasite:
No
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Root parasite:
No
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Flower colour(s):
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Weed:
No
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Monocot/Dicot:
Monocotyledonous Plants
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Exotic:
No
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Garden:
No
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Edible:
No
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Vegetable:
No
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Endemic to:
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IUCN status:
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Altitude:
800-1400
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Localities:
Karimala Hills, Rosemala, Uppupara, Karimala, Ponmudi, Athirapally, Pathanamthitta, Valiyaparathode, Bandukha, Elimala, Muzhapplangad, Aruvikkara, Boneccord, Nedumangad, Peppara, Chelannur, Peruvannammuzhi, Beemanadi, Cherthala, Koviltherimala, Athirumal
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