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Brachiaria eruciformis
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Family:
POACEAE/GRAMINEAE
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Citation: Brachiaria eruciformis (Smith) Griseb. in Ledeb., Fl. Ross. 4: 469. 1853; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 1769(1226). 1934; Anil Kumar et al., Fl. Pathanamthitta 564. 2005.
Panicum eruciforme Smith in Sibth. & Smith, Fl. Graeca 1: 44, t. 59. 1806.
Panicum isachne Roth ex Roem. & Schult. in L., Syst. Veg. 2: 458. 1817; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 7: 28. 1896.
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Description:
Erect herbs. 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.
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Habit:
Herb
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Flowering & Fruiting:
December-March
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District(s):
Pathanamthitta
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Grasslands
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Distribution:
India, westwards to Spain and North Africa
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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:
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Localities:
Kakki hills
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