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Chrysopogon orientalis
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Family:
POACEAE/GRAMINEAE
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Citation: Chrysopogon orientalis (Desv.) A.Camus in Lecomte, Fl. Indo-Chine 7: 332. 1922; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 1739(1205). 1934; Vajr., Fl. Palghat Dist. 568. 1990; Subram., Fl. Thenmala Div. 450. 1995.
Rhaphis orientalis Desv., Opusc. 69. 1831.
Andropogon wightianus Nees ex Steud., Syn. Pl. Glum. 1: 395. 1854; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 7: 191. 1896.
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Description:
Culms densely tufted, erect, to 70 cm. Leaf-blades flat or plicate, 5-10 x 0.2-0.4 cm, pubescent adaxially; ligule to 0.5 cm. Panicles oblong, to 14 cm. Sessile spikelet: lower glume to 0.55 cm, folded, hirsute at apex; upper glume to 0.8 cm, densely ciliate abaxially, awn to 1.6 cm; lower lemma to 0.55 cm; upper lemma to 0.6 cm , awn to 0.6 cm; callus to 0.5 cm. Pedicelled spikelet: lower glume to 0.75 cm, awn to 1.5 cm; upper glume to 0.75 cm; lower lemma to 0.75 cm; upper lemma to 0.5 cm.
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Habit:
Herb
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Flowering & Fruiting:
July
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District(s):
Palakkad, Kollam
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Grasslands
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Distribution:
South India and Myanmar
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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:
Walayar, Ariankavu
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