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Aristida setacea
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Family:
POACEAE/GRAMINEAE
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Citation: Aristida setacea Retz., Obs. Bot. 4: 22. 1786; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 7: 225. 1896; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 1809(1252). 1934; Mohanan, Fl. Quilon Dist. 459. 1984; Ansari, Fl. Kasaragod Div. 446. 1985; Ramach. & V.J. Nair, Fl. Cannanore Dist. 526. 1988; Sreek. & V.J. Nair, Fl. Kerala Grasses 328. 1991; M. Mohanan & Henry, Fl. Thiruvanthapuram 525. 1994; Subram., Fl. Thenmala Div. 431. 1995; Sasidh., Fl. Shenduruny WLS 376. 1997; Mohanan & Sivad., Fl. Agasthyamala 801. 2002; Anil Kumar et al., Fl. Pathanamthitta 561. 2005; Sunil & Sivadasan, Fl. Alappuzha Dist. 819. 2009; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 947. 2009.
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Description:
Perennials. Culms 50-120 cm high, erect, tufted; nodes glabrous. Leaves 10-34 x 0.2-0.5 cm, linear or linear-lanceolate, base rounded, apex acuminate, convolute, glaucous; sheaths to 8 cm long; ligules fimbriate membranes. Panicles 15-35 cm long, contracted, branches erect. Spikelets 1-1.8 cm long, linear-lanceolate or lanceolate. Lower glume 7-10 x 0.5-1 mm, lanceolate, aristate, 1-nerved; arista 2-4 mm long. Upper glume 8-12 x 0.5-1 mm, lanceolate, keeled, aristate, 1-nerved; arista 2-4 mm long. Lemma 8-12 x 1 mm, linear, convolute, 3-awned; awns 1-3 cm long. Palea small, hyaline. Stamens 3; anthers c. 3 mm long, yellow. Ovary to 2 mm long, linear; stigmas 3-4 mm long, pink.
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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:
Moist deciduous forests and grasslands, also in the plains
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Distribution:
Sri Lanka, 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:
600-800
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Localities:
Kattalappara, Kodumon, Adoor, Tellicherry, Mambaram, Nileswar, Kottur R.F., Sreekaryam, Kakkodi, Pokkunnamala, Kasaragod, Pallana, Thrikkunnapuzha, Thenmalai, Pandavanpara, Kurisumala
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