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Arthraxon castratus
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Family:
POACEAE/GRAMINEAE
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Citation: Arthraxon castratus (Griff.) Narayanasw. ex Bor in Kanjilal et al., Fl. Assam 5: 376. 1940; Sivar. & Mathew, Fl. Nilambur 830. 1997; Anil Kumar et al., Fl. Pathanamthitta 561. 2005.
Andropogon castratus Griff., Not. Pl. Asiat. 3: 89. 1851.
Arthraxon rudis (Steud.) Hochst., Flora 39. 188. 1856; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 7: 144. 1896; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 1728(1198). 1934.
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Description:
Culms to 60 cm long, nodes glabrous. Leaves ovate-lanceate, 3-6 by 1-1.5 cm, margin tuberculate-ciliate, sheaths lax, compressed; ligule c. 2.5 mm long. Racemes 4-7 cm, joints pilose; sessile spikelet c. 6.5 mm long, glumes unequal, chitinous, lower glume 7-nerved, 2-keeled, upper glume elliptic, 3-nerved, 1-keeled, spiculed; lemmas long ciliate, obscurely 1-nerved, paleate; awn to 1.5 cm long, palea notched at apex, stipe long-pilose.
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Habit:
Herb
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Flowering & Fruiting:
December-March
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District(s):
Pathanamthitta, Malappuram
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Grasslands
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Distribution:
Indo-Malesia
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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:
Moozhiar, Ampumala
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